Cardiovascular Health News

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Observational studies show ischemia with no obstructive CAD is “common” among younger women, and several trials support both traditional and novel interventions to reduce risk, according to a speaker.

Use of combined oral contraceptives in women with obesity may confer elevated CV risk in the form of venous and arterial thromboembolism, researchers reported.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, the chairs of the Cardiometabolic Health Congress Women’s Cardiometabolic Health and Wellness Masterclass review some highlights of the event.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, a speaker discusses how to make “a real significant change in the culture of medicine.”

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Menopausal hormone therapy can help alleviate severe vasomotor symptoms, but cardiologists should assess CV risk and consider several other factors when evaluating these patients, according to a speaker.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Cardiologists should address contraceptive use during every visit for reproductive-age women with CV risk, according to a speaker.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD, discusses the “unique differences” between men and women with atrial fibrillation.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — In this Healio video exclusive, a speaker at the Cardiometabolic Health Congress Women’s Cardiometabolic Health and Wellness Masterclass discusses racial and ethnic disparities in cardiometabolic health.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Breast arterial calcification measured during mammography is a readily available surrogate marker of atherosclerotic CVD and may predict subclinical CAD and microvascular disease, according to a speaker.

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — The prepregnancy period offers a critical opportunity for physicians to optimize CV health early rather than intervening when cardiometabolic disease develops during or after pregnancy, according to a speaker.