Cardiovascular Health News

WASHINGTON — Treating mild chronic hypertension during pregnancy to a BP goal of less than 140/90 mm Hg reduced adverse pregnancy outcomes and did not impair fetal growth, according to a new study.

WASHINGTON — Tranexamic acid administered intravenously before and after noncardiac surgery lowered the risk for life-threatening, major and critical organ bleeding compared with placebo, according to results of the POISE-3 trial.

Women who were employed in rotating or night shift work at some point in their lives are more likely to experience delayed onset of menopause compared with women working only during the day, according to study data published in Menopause.

Among patients with acute MI and cardiogenic shock, women were less likely to survive in the short term and the long term compared with men, according to findings from a retrospective study.

Breast arterial calcification seen on a routine mammogram may independently predict atherosclerotic CVD and global CVD risk for postmenopausal women, according to research published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Prolonged sedentary time was associated with incident atrial fibrillation in older women, but adjustment for self-reported health and physical function suggested other patient characteristics may be at play, researchers reported.

Women with preeclampsia reported that they were inadequately educated on the symptoms and long-term risks associated with the condition and said their clinicians largely did not address its mental health impacts.

Dietary patterns varied among Hispanic/Latino background groups, but healthier dietary scores were associated with reduced CVD risk and lower odds of developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, two speakers reported.

Certain kinds of oral microbiota were associated with development of hypertension, researchers reported in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

High depressive symptoms were associated with risk for incident HF among Black women, but not Black men, according to data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.