Senior Associate Consultant
Mayo Clinic
Dr. Thais Coutinho is a Cardiologist, Clincian-Scientist and Senior Associate Consultant at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, where she directs Mayo's Aorta Clinic. She focuses her pra
Dr. Coutinho has published several high impact manuscripts in the field of Cardiovascular Diseases and has secured over 16 million dollars in research grants, with over 4 million dollars as a Principal Investigator. Her research program focuses on aortic function and hemodynamics, with a special emphasis on arterial stiffness and its role on the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases such as thoracic aortic aneurysms, pre-eclampsia and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. She applies a sex- and gender-lens to all of her investigations, evaluating sex differences in arterial aging and how it may help explain sex differences in cardiovascular diseases.
Dr. Coutinho is also a sought-after educator, having addressed audiences at many national and international meetings, in addition to her efforts on public education and women’s heart health advocacy.
Sex Differences in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Saturday, September 21, 2024
11:40 AM – 11:48 AM CT