Everything You Wanted to Know About Menopause & Heart Disease with Dr. Gina Lundberg
In this episode, Dr. Monica Agarwal sits down with Dr. Gina Lundberg, a leading cardiologist and expert in women’s heart health, to demystify the complex relationship between menopause and cardiovascular disease. They tackle a range of critical topics, from understanding the subtle symptoms of heart attacks in women to the latest research on hormone replacement therapy and its timing. Dr. Lundberg sheds light on how to navigate this crucial life stage with your heart in mind, providing essential information on the safest and most effective treatment options.
Key Areas We Discuss
Cardiovascular disease awareness in women
The dismissal of women’s symptoms by medical professionals
The impact of menopause on heart health
Different types of hormone replacement therapy
Understanding the “timing hypothesis” for hormone therapy
Recommendations for safe hormone delivery methods
The relationship between menopause and bone density
The role of transdermal patches and oral hormones
Menopause as a cardiovascular disease risk factor
The importance of women in cardiology
The link between menopause and sexual health
About Gina Lundberg MD:
Gina Price Lundberg MD FACC is a preventive cardiologist with the Emory Clinic in East Cobb and at the Emory Saint Joseph Women’s Center. Dr. Lundberg is a Professor of Medicine at Emory University and Clinical Director of the Emory Womens Cardiovascular Health Center. She serves as the ACC Women in Cardiology (WIC) Leadership Council Chair and on the AHA Clinical Cardiology Leadership Council.
She is a National AHA Spokesperson. Dr. Lundberg has been a Board Member of the American Heart Association for Atlanta from 2001 until 2007 and was on the Southeast Affiliate Board 2006-2007. She also served on the SEA Strategic Health Initiatives Committee to promote Go Red for Women. She has been involved in every program related to the Go Red for Women initiative for the metro Atlanta area since its development in 2003.
She has been interviewed on the subject of Heart Disease in Women on CNN and in USA Today. Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Dr. Lundberg to the Advisory Board for the Department of Womens Health for the State of Georgia in 2007 until 2011. In 2005, Atlanta Woman Magazine awarded Dr. Lundberg the Top 10 Innovator Award for Medicine. In 2008, Atlanta Woman Magazine named her one of the Top 25 Professional Women to Watch and the only woman in the field of medicine. She was chosen a Top 10 Female Cardiologist on Social Media and is a Castle-Connally Top Doctor from 2016 to 2023. She was awarded the Castle-Connally Exceptional Women Doctor from 2017 to 2022.She has published over 65 articles in peer reviewed medical journals and contributed to several textbooks.
She attended the Medical College of Georgia and trained in Internal Medicine at Atlanta Medical Center (Georgia Baptist). Her cardiology fellowship was at Rush University in Chicago. She has been in practice in Atlanta since 1994. She is Board Certified in Cardiology and Internal Medicine and recertified in both in 2002. Dr. Lundberg has two children and considers motherhood her first and foremost career. Dr. Lundberg has lived most of her life in the metro Atlanta area. She enjoys spending time in the north Georgia mountains, snow skiing, travel and reading. She also enjoys serving as a short-term medical missionary and is involved in her church.
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