Cardiology Dr. Sareem listens to women's heart at Ascension Saint Thomas Heart in Nashville.

Women's heart health in Tennessee

Cardiologists at the Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Women’s Program in Tennessee specialize in heart care for women at risk or with cardiovascular disease.
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When you choose Ascension Saint Thomas Heart, you get an experienced women's heart care team delivering comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for women of all ages. The heart doctors at the Ascension Saint Thomas Heart Women’s Program have additional cardiology training in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of women at risk for heart disease.

Meet our women’s heart care champions 

Your care team understands how heart disease is different in women than men. Led by Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH, the program director for women’s heart health, the team includes a diverse group of specialists dedicated to meeting your unique heart health needs.
  • Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH - Medical Director, Interventional Cardiology
  • Amber Edwards, MD - Cardiac Surgery
  • Hannah Fish-Trotter, MD - Cardio-obstetrics
  • Jessica Huston, MD - Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant
  • Drew Pickett, MD - Electrophysiology
  • Lisa Bellin, MD - Breast Surgery
  • Dana Bonaminio, MD - Radiology
  • Russ Clendenin, MD - OB-GYN
  • Georgia Ferrell, MD - OBGYN
  • Connie Graves, MD - Medical Director, Maternal and Fetal Medicine
  • Zachary Grambos, MD - Emergency Medicine
  • Rachel Mehr, MD - Primary Care
  • Joseph Sharpe, MD - Psychiatry
  • Colleen Vanderkolk, MD - Neurology

Women's Heart Program

Dr. Nishtha Sareen and the team at Ascension Saint Thomas specialize in diagnosing and treating women with heart disease.

Personalized care for heart disease in women

Our specialists diagnose and treat a wide variety of heart-related conditions, especially as they uniquely affect women. From very common conditions like high blood pressure or cholesterol, to complex disorders, our team approach can help women with:

  • Aortic disease, conditions affecting the largest artery
  • Autoimmune diseases
  • Chest pain without a clear blockage (microvascular dysfunction)
  • Coronary artery disease (CAD)
  • Heart valve disorders
  • High blood pressure (hypertension)
  • High cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia)
  • How diabetes affects heart health
  • Increasingly high heart rate when standing up (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome – POTS)
  • Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), also called premature menopause
  • Polycystic ovarian syndrome

Complex heart conditions

If you need more advanced care for rare and complex heart conditions, your care team will help connect you with care that’s right for you, including:

  • Early detection of coronary and cardiovascular diseases
  • Prevention and management of coronary and vascular disease
  • Specialized diagnostics, such as echocardiograms and stress imaging
  • Vascular medicine
  • Electrophysiology, including diagnostic studies and arrhythmia mapping
  • Advanced minimally invasive interventional procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)
  • Cardiothoracic surgery
  • Cardiac catheterization to detect abnormalities or blockages in blood vessels
  • Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation
  • Vessel therapies

Our approach to treatment

Your heart care team at the Ascension Saint Thomas Women’s Heart Program starts by listening to you, and understanding your symptoms and how they affect your life. We include other members of the team to help create a complete approach to your needs. We also use specialized tests, advanced coronary imaging, blood testing, and minimally invasive coronary interventions to diagnose and treat heart disease prevalent in women. Whether you need medication; lifestyle changes like dietary guidance, exercise programs, or stress management techniques; or more advanced cardiac interventions, our women's heart health champions will work together to help develop a plan that works for you.

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A patient shares her heart care journey and healing at Ascension Saint Thomas.

If you are experiencing chest pain, especially in combination with jaw or arm pain, lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting or difficulty breathing, you might be having a heart attack. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room right away.