(Polina Ekimova/iStock via Getty Images) Women who have irregular menstrual cycles – those that are longer or shorter than average – may be at higher risk for some heart problems, a new study suggests. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found women whose cycles were outside the typical 22-…
(Geber86/E+ via Getty Images) Lesbian and bisexual women may be less likely to have ideal heart health scores than heterosexual women, according to new research. Gay or bisexual men, however, scored higher than their heterosexual peers, but only if they lived in urban areas. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart…
(Anchiy/E+ via Getty Images) Women who have high blood pressure before they become pregnant may be twice as likely as those who don’t to develop cardiovascular disease within a decade of giving birth, new research finds. And if their pregnancies involve complications, they are up to 10 times more likely to develop premature cardiovascular problems,…
(Emely/Image Source via Getty Images) Lea en español Everyone knows that on Mother’s Day, Mom’s needs come first. But the rest of the year, mothers often put their health care on hold to focus on others. “A lot of times as women, we tend to put ourselves last,” said Dr. Marlene Blaise, a cardiologist in…
(Ekaterina Goncharova/Moment via Getty Images) Women who experience depression during pregnancy are more likely than those who don’t to be diagnosed with cardiovascular disease within two years of giving birth, new research suggests. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, adds to a body of research linking depression in men…
(SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images) Health care teams and researchers need to do a better job of incorporating racial, ethnic, socioeconomic and sex-specific factors when evaluating heart disease risk in women, a new report says. A scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published Monday in its journal Circulation, said that although cardiovascular disease is…
(John Fedele/Tetra Images via Getty Images) More than half of all preeclampsia cases that occur near the end of pregnancy may be prevented by inducing birth or delivering the baby by cesarean section in the final weeks, new research suggests. The study, which relied on computer modeling to predict risk, was published Monday in the…
(Jon Feingersh Photography Inc/DigitalVision via Getty Images) Interpersonal racism experienced through employment, housing and interactions with police may increase the risk for heart disease in Black women, new research suggests. The findings, considered preliminary until full results are published in a peer-reviewed journal, were presented Wednesday at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology, Prevention, Lifestyle and…
(mapodile/iStock via Getty Images) Black women are more than twice as likely as their white peers to have uncontrolled high blood pressure during their childbearing years, raising their risk for pregnancy-related complications, new research finds. The analysis, which also showed 1 in 4 Black women and 1 in 3 Hispanic women lack access to healthy…
(kali9/E+ via Getty Images) Lea en español Hot flashes and night sweats – they are the hallmark symptoms of menopause. But there’s something else happening to women entering their late 40s and early 50s that they can’t see or feel and may not even know about: Their cardiovascular disease risks are rising. “As women transition…