Cardiovascular Health News

Researchers predicted preeclampsia in 75% of cases and preterm birth at nearly the same rate by analyzing maternal, fetal and placental RNA circulating in the mother’s blood during pregnancy, according to a study published in Nature.

Pregnant women with a physical, intellectual or sensory disability had a significantly higher risk for adverse outcomes compared with pregnant women without a disability, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

After adjustment for sociodemographic and CV risk factors, Black women born in the U.S. or who lived in the country for an extended period experienced higher risk for preeclampsia compared with other Black women, researchers reported.

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 15-0 in favor of a statement indicating that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines are preferred over the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to prevent COVID-19 among people aged 18 years and older.

According to a new scientific statement published in Hypertension, high BP should be treated during pregnancy, and treatment should be individualized to each patient.

Women who had a premature baby after developing preeclampsia were 17 times more likely to have another preterm birth if they had preeclampsia again, according to a study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

A new review in the Journal of Cardiac Failure highlights differences between women and men in HF risk factors, pathophysiology, treatment and more.

Women with high-risk pregnancies who experience sleep-disordered breathing have an increased risk for preeclampsia, according to a study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at the time of delivery were associated with a twofold greater risk for developing HF with preserved ejection fraction vs. deliveries uncomplicated by a hypertensive disorder, researchers reported.

Only 13.7% of women diagnosed with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy attended a blood pressure screening within 7 to 10 days of delivery despite recommendations to do so, according to a study published the Journal of Women’s Health.