Cardiovascular Health News

Sleep loss caused a significant increase in 24-hour and sleep-time BP among healthy young adults, particularly women, according to data published in Hypertension.

Obesity increased risk for CV complications in pregnant women with preexisting heart disease, according to results published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In 1952, Irene Pollin’s firstborn son, Kenneth, died of congenital heart disease at age 15 months. More than a decade later, her daughter, Linda, succumbed to the same inherited condition at age 16 years

The proportion of women speakers at CV conferences increased from 2015 to 2019, but their inclusion in late-breaking clinical science presentations and in roles defined as high profile remains low, researchers reported.

Coffee and green tea consumption may be beneficial for CVD prevention, according to a recent study. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

Among pregnant and postpartum women, Black women remained at increased risk for mortality and stroke compared with white women despite trends for improved CV outcomes, researchers reported.

Sex disparities continue in CV scientific leadership, as women are not often present in leadership roles of CV clinical trials published in major journals, researchers found.

There are many ways in which women’s CV risk differs from that of men, and addressing it requires solutions tailored to women, according to a presentation at the virtual American Society for Preventive Cardiology Congress on CVD Prevention.

CVD is the leading cause of maternal deaths in the U.S., contributing to a more than twofold increase in pregnancy-related mortality from 1987 to 2015, and better CV management in pregnant women is needed, according to a presenter.

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