Women's Health
Severity of congenital heart disease tied to maternal, neonatal outcomes
In a meta-analysis, neonatal mortality and maternal and neonatal morbidity rose as the severity of maternal congenital heart disease increased.
‘Sobering’ data: ACOG encourages trauma-informed approach to care for women
A new committee opinion issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists encourages women’s health professionals to acknowledge that trauma occurs and the effect it has on their patients and colleagues.
ACS misdiagnosed more often in women vs. men
Women experienced more frequent misdiagnoses of chest pain compared with men, according to a presentation at the virtual European Society of Cardiology Acute Cardiovascular Care Congress.
Q&A: Alliance seeks to improve endometriosis awareness
March is National Endometriosis Awareness Month. The observance was founded by the Endometriosis Association in 1993 and has since become recognized worldwide, according to the association.
Female health care workers at increased risk for mental health problems during pandemic
Female health care workers had higher rates of mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic than male health care workers, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Cardiopulmonary function fluctuates during menstrual cycle in premenopausal women with PAH
During the menstrual cycle, premenopausal women with pulmonary arterial hypertension experience fluctuations in markers of cardiopulmonary function that may be driven by estradiol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate.
High plant protein intake inversely associated with CVD, dementia mortality in older women
Dietary protein from different sources was associated with varying risk for CVD mortality and death from dementia or cancer among older women, according to research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
Wear Red Day: Raising awareness of disparities, barriers in women’s heart health
The first Friday each February marks National Wear Red Day, to raise awareness about heart disease.
At Issue: Sex-specific risk factors, disparities among women’s heart health concerns
February is American Heart Month. During this time, with National Wear Red Day on Feb. 5 and other initiatives, the cardiology community focuses on raising awareness of the signs and symptoms of heart disease, especially in women.
In CABG, women less likely than men to receive guideline-recommended techniques
Among patients who underwent CABG, women were less likely than men to have procedures performed according to guideline recommendations, researchers reported at the virtual Society of Thoracic Surgeons Annual Meeting.