[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 20 (Monday, February 5, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E112-E113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING THE UC DAVIS WOMEN'S CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE PROGRAM

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 5, 2024

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 30th 
anniversary of the Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program at the 
University of California, Davis, and to acknowledge National Red Dress 
Day, which seeks to raise awareness about heart disease being a leading 
cause of death for women in America.
  Established in 1994, the UC Davis Women's Cardiovascular Medicine 
program and clinic was the nation's first program dedicated to women's 
cardiovascular health. Since then, the program has continued to lead 
the industry in cardiovascular care in the Sacramento region, providing 
personalized, equitable, and women-centered care to tackle cardiac 
conditions unique to women. The remarkable clinical team offers a 
comprehensive and preventative range of care options that include, but 
are not limited to, dietary counseling, cardiac rehabilitation, and 
risk factor analysis, diagnosis, and treatment.
  In addition to the program's clinic providing care to women with 
cardiovascular conditions, it also trains the next generation of 
healthcare workers. Students are given the opportunity to directly 
engage with women with heart disease through resident rotations and the 
opportunity to shadow leading experts in women's heart care.
  The UC Davis Women's Cardiovascular program is a great representation 
of how the Sacramento community leads the nation on some of the most 
critical issues of our time. Some of this program's many feats include 
collaborating with the California Department of Public Health to draft 
California's Master Plan for Stroke Prevention, now designated as a 
model women's heart program by the United States Department of Health 
and Human Services.
  Mr. Speaker, today we honor the Women's Cardiovascular Medicine 
Program at UC Davis Health for 30 years of excellence in women's heart 
care and education.

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