Heart Disease

Editor’s note: Saturday, Feb. 3, is National Women Physicians Day, which is observed each year to honor the achievements and contributions of female physicians in health care.

A substantial number of women experience CV complications during and after pregnancy. Many do not seek routine care and some die of pregnancy-related CVD.

Fezolinetant performed better than other nonhormonal medications at reducing vasomotor symptoms due to menopause, according to a recent meta-analysis of randomized studies.

Poverty and chronic inflammation together may have a “synergistic” impact leading to higher all-cause mortality, including a 127% increased heart disease mortality risk and a 196% higher risk for cancer mortality, according to data.

People who experienced the death of a sibling during childhood or early adulthood had a 17% greater risk for CVD, according to recent study findings.

Exposure to plastics containing endocrine-disrupting chemicals added an estimated $249 billion to health care costs in the U.S. in 2018, according to study data.

Postpartum women with chronic hypertension have an increased risk for CVD within the first year after childbirth, according to study results published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Increased consumption of ultra-processed foods was associated with higher odds of developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in both adolescents and adults, according to research presented at The Liver Meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — In a real-world population of patients with ACS or chronic coronary syndrome, a strategy guided by instantaneous wave-free ratio was similarly safe as one guided by fractional flow reserve at 5 years, data show.