Cardiovascular Health News

American Indian and Alaska Native women have some of the highest rates of maternal death and morbidity in the United States, yet challenges with poor data collection continue to complicate efforts to improve health outcomes.

Beneath the Surface is a video series in which Joel M. Gelfand, MD, MSCE, Healio Dermatology Chief Medical Editor, discusses hot topics in the field with leading experts.

An AI software system trained to detect findings suspicious for fetal congenital heart defects significantly improved sensitivity and specificity compared with unaided reviews of 2D scans, researchers reported at The Pregnancy Meeting.

American Indian and Alaska Native communities are some of the most underserved minoritized groups in the United States, and Indigenous women are most likely to confront the health-related consequences, particularly during pregnancy.

Fewer women received cardiology referrals during index hospitalization and poststroke cardiac monitoring compared with men, and women had shorter average hospital stays, a speaker reported.

Women with hypertension who followed a very low-calorie ketogenic diet had greater reductions in systolic and diastolic blood pressure than those who engaged in intermittent fasting, researchers reported.

The Preeclampsia Foundation launched a new initiative that aims to close the maternal health equity gap and promote the use of low-dose aspirin to reduce preeclampsia risk in Black women.

February is American Heart Month, a highlight of which is Wear Red Day, which aims to raise awareness about heart disease in women, on the first Friday of the month.

Pregnant patients with psoriasis hospitalized for delivery have a higher risk for preeclampsia, cardiac arrhythmias and other cardiovascular complications, according to a study.