CAC Heart Women Trial

09/03/2026

🌟 Are You a Woman Aged 40-65, and want to know if you have early heart disease? 🌟

Join the CAC Women's Trial, a unique heart health study designed specifically for you! ❤️

**Conducted By:**
The local team at Westmead Hospital, in collaboration with the University of Sydney.

**Who Can Participate?**
1. Women aged 40-65 years old (35-65 if Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander background)
2. You have ANY of the following:
* South Asian, Maori people and/or Pacific Islander people and/or Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people
• Diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes)
• High blood pressure or pre-eclampsia during pregnancy
• Early menopause (before age 44)
• Family history of heart disease or stroke at a young age
• Mental health conditions (i.e Anxiety or depression) requiring medication in the last 5 years
• Obesity (BMI over 30)
• Chronic inflammatory condition ( I.e Rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), psoriasis or other )

**What Is Involved and How Can You Benefit?**
- Gain valuable insights into your heart health.
- Receive a **Free Heart Health Check-Up**, which includes:
- A CT scan of your heart arteries
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Blood tests
- Body measurements
- Duration of the study: 6 months.

For more details, please visit our study website: https://www.sydney.edu.au/research/volunteer-for-research-study/other/cac-women-s-trial.html

Click below to register your interest. Our friendly team will reach out to answer any questions and provide further information.

Help us make a difference in women's heart health. Your participation matters! 💪🌟

10/10/2023

https://www.sydney.edu.au/research/volunteer-for-research-study/other/cac-women-s-trial.html

We are looking for women who have one or more female-specific risk factors for heart disease. These include: high blood pressure during pregnancy or pre-eclampsia, pregnancy-related diabetes and/or premature (early) menopause before the age of 44 years old. The research project aims to use a CT scan...

30/06/2023

Are you female, aged 40-65, and want to reduce your risk of heart disease?

AND you have had a history of ANY of the following:

• Diabetes during pregnancy (gestational diabetes) or

• High blood pressure or pre-eclampsia during pregnancy or

• Early menopause (under the age of 44 years) or

• Are of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander background (aged 35-65).

You could be eligible for the CAC Women's Trial.

This is a large national study of 6 months duration with all eligible women receiving a free specialized CT scan of the heart arteries.

Submit your enquiry today by emailing us on cac-women.study@sydney.edu.au or call/text us on 0422 712 716

06/04/2023

Heart Disease is the number one killer of Australian women, yet it is preventable if the correct medications and healthy lifestyle changes are started early. Despite heart disease affecting more than 1 in 3 women over their lifetime, women and their doctors are often unaware of female-specific risk factors which can significantly increase the risk of heart disease. These risk factors include:

• High blood pressure during pregnancy or pre-eclampsia
• Pregnancy-related diabetes
• Premature menopause (under 44 years)

These factors all place women at risk of premature (under 65 years of age) heart disease, heart attacks, and stroke. We already have a good test that can detect premature heart disease. This is a CT scan of the heart that measures calcification (calcium build-up in the walls of arteries) in the heart arteries, which produces a CT calcium score.

The CAC Women's Trial: Westmead Hospital aims to determine whether using a CT calcium score can improve the control of risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and promote a healthy lifestyle, such as regular exercise, eating a heart-healthy diet and not smoking.

The study is voluntary and has a duration of 6 months, during which you will be required to attend at least two in-person appointments at Westmead Hospital.

For more information, please follow the link to register your interest and a member of the study team will be in touch.

Please provide your First and last Name and contact details so our team can reach out to you to complete the consenting process and organise the study procedures.