Women's Health

Women admitted for acute ischemic stroke more often presented with a higher degree of disability and were more likely to undergo intra-arterial thrombolysis compared with men, according to research published in Stroke.

Female patients had higher risk for HF hospitalization after survival of acute MI compared with male patients, according to study findings published in Heart.

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Cardiovascular disease incidence among women and patients younger than 55 years with rheumatoid arthritis is higher than their typical “low risk” classification would suggest, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Higher Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, or DASH, diet scores were associated with lower diastolic BP in midpregnancy and lower fetoplacental vascular function in mid- and late pregnancy, researchers reported.

Females aged 15 to 44 years living in rural areas were significantly less likely than their urban counterparts to have had an office visit with a physician, including OB/GYNs, a 10-year pooled analysis showed.

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.

Statin therapy at a young age is safe and effective in preventing future adverse CV events in patients at increased atherosclerotic risk, but girls and women may require counseling for pregnancy planning, a speaker reported.

There are few evidence-based options for managing women with dyslipidemia who become pregnant or are thinking about it, a speaker said at the virtual National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions.

Abnormal ECG findings were more common in female athletes compared with male athletes, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.