Womens Cardiovascular Health

News and new technology innovations for women's cardiovascular health can be found on this channel page. While heart disease is the #1 killer of women, women are affected differently than men when it comes to presentation of heart attack symptoms. Read about the Diagnostic Differences in Women’s Heart Health Additionally, women can face numerous cardiovascular issues related to pregnancy and increased risks due to changes to their bodies during and following pregnancy. Watch a VIDEO on cardio-obstetrics programs. Treatments for cancer, especially radiation and chemo for breast cancer, also can negatively affect the heart. Read about cardio-oncology.

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March 13, 2019 — An imaging procedure commonly performed before starting cancer treatment can provide valuable clues ...

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February 7, 2019 — Giving birth is associated with a 14 percent higher risk of heart disease and stroke compared to ...

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January 11, 2019 — Research suggests that a gene that governs the body’s biological (circadian) clock acts differently ...

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January 10, 2019 — The American Society of Echocardiography Foundation (ASEF) has partnered with WomenHeart: The ...

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January 3, 2019 — Breast cancer patients who take a heart drug at the same time as trastuzumab have less heart damage ...

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November 29, 2018 — Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and snoring may lead to earlier impairment of cardiac function in wome ...

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Cindy Grines, M.D., chair and professor, department of cardiology, Zucker School of Medicine, Hostra/Northwell, spoke on ...

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August 22, 2018 — Breastfeeding is not only good for babies, according to new research in the Journal of the American ...

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August 7, 2018 — Johns Hopkins researchers say a heart imaging study of scores of pregnant women with the most severe ...

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August 7, 2018 — While heart failure is an uncommon complication of breast cancer treatment, the risk is higher in ...

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July 16, 2018 — Endologix Inc. announced one-year results from the LUCY (Evaluation of FemaLes who are Underrepresented ...

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Malissa Wood, M.D., co-director of the Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, explains ...

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May 3, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the availability of a draft guidance for ...

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A discussion with Doreen DeFaria Yeh, M.D., associate director, Massachusetts General Hospital Adult Congenital Heart ...

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