Cardiovascular Health News

In a cohort of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, women were less likely than men to receive high-intensity treatment and reach LDL goals, according to data presented at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.

Adverse maternal and cardiovascular outcomes were more likely in pregnant women with cardiomyopathy compared with those who had a different or no heart disease, findings of a systematic review and meta-analysis showed.

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue a decision that could potentially overturn Roe v. Wade, many states are preparing to restrict or eliminate abortion rights for patients, including those with CVD.

ATLANTA — In the setting of concomitant STEMI and COVID-19, researchers identified several sex-based differences in STEMI diagnosis and treatment, a speaker reported.

Hormonal changes during the menopause transition are associated with a “proatherogenic metabolomic fingerprint” that modulates lipoprotein and lipid metabolism, including significant changes in HDL and LDL, researchers reported.

Women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy are 63% more likely to experience a CVD event in the decades after delivery compared with normotensive women, independent of shared risk factors like prepregnancy BMI and parental CVD history.

Women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy are 63% more likely to experience a CVD event in the decades after delivery compared with normotensive women, independent of shared risk factors like prepregnancy BMI and parental CVD history.

Clinicians and researchers must address pervasive gaps in knowledge and care delivery to reduce sex-based disparities and achieve equity in cardiology care, according to a presidential advisory from the American Heart Association.

SAN DIEGO — For patients with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, there were no significant differences in readmission rates before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to retrospective data presented here.

Young women and people of color with chest pain waited longer to be seen by physicians independent of clinical features, whereas women were independently less likely to be admitted when presenting with chest pain, researchers reported.