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To: longnshort who wrote (903510)	11/29/2015 12:24:52 AM
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"Women around the world are dying in alarming numbers from an epidemic of heart disease," Streisand said. "We can no longer afford the misconception that heart disease is mostly a man's problem. Nothing could be further from the truth. The need for more research into women's heart disease is urgent. Streisand's support, advocacy and philanthropic commitment have resulted in the newly announced Cedars-Sinai Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center, to be directed by Bairey Merz. "Women need – and deserve – heart care specific to female hearts," Streisand said. Streisand has a long association with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, supporting a regenerative medicine research fund in 2007, then underwriting The Barbra Streisand Women's Cardiovascular Research and Education Program in 2008. In 2011, she received the Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors Humanitarian Award for her efforts on behalf of women's heart health and her many other philanthropic activities. "Barbra Streisand's leadership allows us to dedicate significant resources to women's heart healthcare education and research," said Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD, director of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute and the Mark S. Siegel Family Professor. "With heart disease the No. 1 killer of women, we need this level of significant investment to find innovative solutions." As a critical component of the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute, the Cedars-Sinai Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center will be focused on providing leading edge healthcare to women with heart disease and developing research that could lead to new treatments.