Cardiovascular Health News

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.

Metabolic syndrome scores and obesity appeared linked in different ways to breast cancer incidence and mortality among postmenopausal women, according to findings published in Cancer.

Attaining systolic BP between 110 mm Hg and 130 mm Hg was associated with higher probability of surviving to 90 years of age among women aged 65 years and older, according to results of a real-world study published in Circulation.

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.