00:00When women see different doctors, important connections in their heart, care can get missed.
00:05Medical groups have issued a framework to connect care across a woman's life.
00:09That matters because heart disease is the leading cause of death in women.
00:13If you're moving between doctors, the goal is care that connects those stages,
00:17instead of treating each separately.
00:19The guidance highlights how blood pressure and diabetes during pregnancy
00:23matter for heart health long after childbirth.
00:25But care shouldn't start with pregnancy.
00:27The framework begins in adolescence,
00:30when periods and hormone changes already connect with heart health.
00:34It also highlights perimenopause, the transition before menopause.
00:38Changes in cholesterol and how the body uses energy can signal heart risk during that stage.
00:43Care continues beyond menopause, too.
00:46The guidance says identifying heart risk early and acting on it may reduce future risk.
00:51Disclosure.
00:51This video contains stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
