Antihypertensive Use Among Pregnant Women on the Rise
Growing numbers of pregnant women are taking antihypertensive drugs that may harm themselves or their babies, according to a new study published in Hypertension. Brian Bateman and colleagues analyzed...
View ArticleThrombolytic Therapy for Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis in Pregnant Women?
Mehmet Özkan discusses his research group's study of low-dose, slow-infusion t-PA in pregnant women with prosthetic valve thrombosis. Patricia Casais, a coauthor of the official editorial on the study,...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: August 19th
This week's topics include treating to risk, not to target; perceived job insecurity as a risk factor for incident CHD; ischemic preconditioning in patients undergoing CABG, and more.The post...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: December 2nd
This week's topic is the risk for first VTE among pregnant women who are hospitalized.The post Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: December 2nd appeared first on CardioExchange.
View ArticleFirst-Ever Guidelines Issued on Stroke Prevention in Women
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have issued the first stroke-prevention guidelines that focus on women’s unique risks. Among the recommendations: Pregnant women with...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: April 24th
This week's topics include trials of aspirin and clonidine in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, changes in diabetes-related complications in the U.S., and more.The post Selections from Richard...
View ArticleCase: A Young Pregnant Woman with Prior Valvular Disease and Increasing...
Reva Balakrishnan presents the case of a 22-year-old pregnant woman with a history of valvular disease who is experiencing an increase in dyspnea on exertion. The post Case: A Young Pregnant Woman with...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: June 23rd
This week's topics include thrombolysis for pulmonary embolism, the effect of screening and lifestyle counseling on the incidence of ischemic heart disease in the general population, and more.The post...
View ArticleAnteroseptal MI and Left-Main Dissection in a Pregnant Woman
Harsh Golwala presents our latest case: A 25-year-old woman, 32 weeks pregnant, presents with sudden-onset chest pain. How do you proceed?The post Anteroseptal MI and Left-Main Dissection in a Pregnant...
View ArticleTight Control of Hypertension During Pregnancy Tested
High blood pressure during pregnancy is increasingly common, largely due to older age and obesity. Although there is widespread agreement that hypertension in these women should be treated when it is...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: February 2nd
This week's topics include less-tight vs. tight hypertension control in pregnancy, icatibant for ACE-inhibitor-induced angioedema, and more.The post Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review:...
View ArticleSelections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: May 11th
This week's topics include a comparison of catheter ablation for persistent AF, left atrial appendage exclusion with the Lariat device, the obesity paradox in type 2 diabetes, and more.The post...
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