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Greater exposure to PFAS during pregnancy may lead to higher body weight later in life
Exposure to higher amounts of some types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances during pregnancy may lead to long-term increases in body weight, waist circumference and fat mass, according to new findings.
Improving social factors may mitigate race disparities in preterm birth, preeclampsia
Black and white women have similar risk for preterm birth and preeclampsia when accounting for a wide range of social determinants of health, particularly socioeconomic factors, researchers reported.
Measuring three factors can predict women’s 30-year risk for heart disease
A single combined measure of three modifiable biomarkers in healthy women at midlife was predictive of 30-year risk for future cardiovascular events, according to new research presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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Postoperative atrial fibrillation more common in men, but mortality worse in women
Among patients who had cardiac surgery, men were more likely than women to have postoperative atrial fibrillation, but for those with postoperative AF, the mortality risk was greater in women, researchers reported.
Women, people with skin of color underrepresented in popular film depictions of acute MI
Depictions of acute MI in popular film are underrepresentative of women and patients from racial and ethnic minority groups, according to a research letter published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Delivery at 39 weeks may optimize maternal, neonatal outcomes in mild chronic hypertension
Women with mild chronic hypertension induced at 37 weeks’ gestation saw no reduction in adverse maternal outcomes compared with women delivered at 39 weeks, but did experience increases in some neonatal complications, data show.
Treatment effect of bystander CPR varies by race, sex
For patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, bystander CPR improved rates of survival to hospital discharge, but the degree varied by race and sex, researchers reported in Circulation.
Maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy tied to risk for ocular issues in offspring
Maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with increased risk for overall and type-specific strabismus, including exophoria and intermittent exotropia, in offspring at age 3 years, researchers reported.
Surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrest linked to greater anxiety, depression among women
Anxiety and depression medication use rose significantly among women in the 5 years after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a real-world study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
Early age at menarche linked to carotid intima-media thickness
Genetically predicted early age at menarche was associated with increased carotid intima-media thickness, an early marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and medial hypertrophy, researchers reported.
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