Cardiovascular Health News

Most high and moderate risk factors for preeclampsia have increased from 2010 to 2021 in the U.S., according to a research letter published in JAMA.

PHILADELPHIA — In this Healio video exclusive, Erin D. Michos, MD, MHS, FAHA, FACC, FASE, FASPC, highlights the need for greater prevention of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death in young women.

Greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet was associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality among women, data in JAMA Network Open showed. Researchers said the association can be partly attributed to cardiometabolic risk factors.

In this Healio video exclusive, a speaker at the National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions discusses opportunities for heart disease prevention in women at the time of menopause transition.

Women diagnosed with preeclampsia were 2.6 times more likely to develop early-onset dementia during 9 years of follow-up compared with women who did not have a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, according to registry data.

Preeclampsia appeared to increase primiparous women’s risk for developing arrhythmia, according to results of a real-world study published in European Journal of Preventative Cardiology.

Men were at greater risk for several complications associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes compared with women, according to results published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

Dispensing of GLP-1 receptor agonists increased nearly 600% among adolescents and young adults in the United States from 2020 to 2023 and was particularly significant among girls and young women, a new study showed.

In women with severe aortic stenosis and small aortic annuli who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a self-expanding valve was linked with better hemodynamic outcomes vs. a balloon-expandable valve at 1 year.

Women reporting irregular menstrual cycles with or without diagnosed polycystic ovary syndrome are more likely to have cardiometabolic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, according to new data from the Apple Women’s Health Study.