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Dr. Martha Gulati is director of Preventative Cardiology, associate director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, and associate director of the Preventive and Cardiac Rehabilitation Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Smidt Heart Institute. As a researcher, Dr. Gulati is passionate about the study and prevention of heart disease in women. As principal investigator of the St. James Women Take Heart Project, she investigated cardiac risk factors to set new standards for women’s fitness levels and heart rate response to exercise. She was co-investigator on the Women’s Ischemic Syndrome Evaluation and also served as a co-investigator on the Women’s Health Initiative. Her research in this area has been published in many peer-reviewed journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, and Journal of the American Medical Association. Dr. Martha Gulati, MD, is an internationally recognized cardiologist specializing in women’s heart health, heart disease prevention, and exercise and stress testing. With extensive experience in both clinical practice and research, Dr. Gulati has made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women. She has served as the Past President of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, underscoring her leadership in preventive cardiology. Currently, Dr. Gulati is the Director of Cardiovascular Prevention and Associate Director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Her work at these institutions involves developing innovative approaches to cardiovascular health, with a particular focus on women, who have been historically underrepresented in cardiovascular research. Dr. Gulati is also a Professor of Medicine and Physician Executive Director for the Banner University Medicine Cardiovascular Institute at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. From 2016 to 2020, she served as the Inaugural Division Chief of Cardiology at the University, contributing to the growth and development of the cardiology department. Dr. Gulati has also served as the Chair of the 2021 Chest Pain Guidelines for the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC), showcasing her expertise in shaping national guidelines for cardiovascular care. As a practicing cardiologist, she is known as an “early interventionalist,” with a focus on preventive strategies. She is also a prolific author, having written the bestselling book *Saving Women's Hearts* and co-authored national guidelines on heart disease prevention, stress testing, and the role of exercise in heart health. Dr. Gulati's work continues to bridge the gap between clinical care, research, and education, making her a leading figure in advancing cardiovascular health for women.

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Experience

Director of Cardiovascular Prevention

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Jul-2022 to Present

Publication

Management of Women With Congenital or Inherited Cardiovascular Disease From Pre-Conception Through Pregnancy and Postpartum: JACC Focus Seminar 2/5

Maternal morbidity and mortality continue to rise in the United States, with cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of maternal deaths. Congenital heart disease is now the most common c...

Quality and Equitable Health Care Gaps for Women: Attributions to Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Medicine

The present review synthesizes evidence and discusses issues related to health care quality and equity for women, including minority population subgroups. The principle of “sameness” or ...

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Women, Hypertension, and the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial

Hypertension accounts for approximately 1 in 5 deaths in American women and is the major contributor to many comorbid conditions. Although blood pressure lowering reduces cardiovascular dise...

Noninvasive Imaging to Evaluate Women With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease

Declines in cardiovascular deaths have been dramatic for men but occur significantly less in women. Among patients with symptomatic ischemic heart disease (IHD), women experience relatively ...

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Focused Cardiovascular Care for Women

Journal : Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1942-5546

Over the past decade, an emerging clinical research focus on cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) risk in women has highlighted sex-specific factors that are uniquely important in the preventio...

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Emergence of Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Woman’s Problem and Need for Change in Definition on Angiography

Recognition of ischemic heart disease (IHD) is often delayed or deferred in women. Thus, many at risk for adverse outcomes are not provided specific diagnostic, preventive, and/or treatment ...

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Effects of Sex and Gender on Adaptation to Space: Cardiovascular Alterations

Sex and gender differences in the cardiovascular adaptation to spaceflight were examined with the goal of optimizing the health and safety of male and female astronauts at the forefront of s...

Myocardial Ischemia in Women: Lessons From the NHLBI WISE Study

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death for women. For almost 3 decades, more women than men have died from CVD, with the most recent annual statistics on mortality r...

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Comparative Effectiveness of Exercise Electrocardiography With or Without Myocardial Perfusion Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Women Wit...

Background— There is a paucity of randomized trials regarding diagnostic testing in women with suspected coronary artery disease (CAD). It remains unclear whether the addition of myocardi...

Heart Rate Response to Exercise Stress Testing in Asymptomatic Women: The St. James Women Take Heart Project

Background— The definition of a normal heart rate (HR) response to exercise stress testing in women is poorly understood, given that most studies describing a normative response were predo...