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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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May 3, 2018 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced the availability of a draft guidance for ...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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March 15, 2018 — Women with normal blood pressure during pregnancy and who breastfed their babies for at least six ...

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March 15, 2018 — Women diagnosed with preeclampsia during pregnancy were significantly more likely to develop high blood ...

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March 14, 2018 — After six months of follow-up, women newly diagnosed with breast cancer who were given the beta blocker ...

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March 14, 2018 — Breast cancer patients who started taking one of two well-known heart medications at the same time they ...

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Women often present with different symptoms for cardiovascular disease then men. There are sex differences between men and women with heart disease.
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Clinical research has revealed men and women often have different presentations for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This ...
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February 1, 2018 — Breast cancer patients may be at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases including heart failure an ...

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American Heart Association (AHA) released a scientific statement Feb. 1, 2018, linking breast cancer and cardiovascular ...

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Laxmi Mehta, M.D., reviews an echocardiogram at The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center for a cardio-oncology cancer patient to look for heart damage caused by chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
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February 1, 2018 – Heart disease and breast cancer are two of the most prevalent diseases among women in the United ...

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January 12, 2018 – It is not the amount of fat in your body but where it is stored that may increase your risk for heart ...

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