Cardiovascular Health News

Oral contraceptive use and hormone therapy were associated with an increased risk for stroke, according to study findings published in Stroke.

Black and Hispanic patients with peripartum cardiomyopathy exhibited greater prevalence of cardiogenic shock and experienced greater in-hospital mortality vs. white patients, researchers reported.

There was no association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, according to a prospective cohort study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Infertility and certain pregnancy complications increased women’s risk for stroke later in life, according to an analysis in the BMJ.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Gina Lundberg, MD, FACC, provides an overview of the Heart in Diabetes CME conference presentation, titled “CVD in Women, Ischemia Diagnosis and Menopause Hormone Therapy.”

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FACC, FAHA, FASE, FASPC, discussed her presentation on sex-based disparities in diabetes and their impact on atherosclerotic CVD and HF.

Use of a gas stove, despite improving household air quality, did not improve gestational BP in pregnant participants in lower-income countries, and contrarily increased BP compared with solid fuel burning stoves, researchers reported.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome were more likely to have myriad medical conditions, use medications more often and report poorer health than women who did not have the disorder, according to a population-based Finnish study.

A cohort of mostly Black women who developed a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy were 2.4 times more likely to develop hypertension 10 years later, data from a prospective study show.

Women exposed to higher concentrations of a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals known as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances are at increased risk for incident hypertension, researchers reported.