Cardiovascular Health News

Endovascular therapy with stent implantation confers similar outcomes and lower complication rates vs. vascular bypass surgery for symptomatic femoropopliteal peripheral artery disease, regardless of sex, a speaker reported.

Women with gestational diabetes or hypertension referred from obstetrics to a primary care provider after delivery were six times more likely to attend a visit with a PCP in the first year postpartum, data show.

A first-trimester algorithm that includes a blood test, ultrasound data and maternal characteristics predicted two-thirds of preterm preeclampsia and three-quarters of early-onset preeclampsia among nulliparous women, researchers reported.

Among patients with chronic coronary syndrome, women were less likely than men to be treated with lipid-lowering therapy, researchers reported at ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024.

Less than optimal heart health at midlife was associated with a decline in the mental processing speed of Black women, but not white women, researchers reported.

ATLANTA — Adults who sleep fewer than 7 hours per night are more likely to develop hypertension over time, with greater risk observed for women vs. men, researchers reported at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Women with preterm birth, small for gestational age infants, preeclampsia, hypertensive disorders or gestational diabetes had increased mortality risks persisting more than 40 years after delivery, researchers reported.

ATLANTA — Pregnant women with fewer economic resources may still be at elevated risk for CVD despite a low score on a CVD risk calculator, researchers reported.

Too often, heart attack signals are missed or misdiagnosed in women, not just by patients and providers, but by first responders as well.

ATLANTA — Implementing a remote postpartum BP monitoring program for women with persistent hypertension after delivery was shown to be feasible and linked to higher rates of primary care provider visits and BP control, researchers reported.