Women's Health

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.

Despite diagnoses of hepatitis C virus and cirrhosis in mothers, many infants are not tested within guidelines for possible transmission, according to a presentation at The Digital Liver Meeting Experience.

During the menopausal transition, women have an increased prevalence of cardiometabolic and CV risk factors; however, data on early preventive strategies are lacking, according to a new statement from the American Heart Association.

Risk for subsequent HF or death in the 5 years after STEMI or non-STEMI remains higher in women, compared with men, researchers reported in Circulation.

Contraceptive use may optimize women’s mental and reproductive health, according to study results published in American Journal of Psychiatry.