(Kentaroo Tryman/Maskot via Getty Images) Exposure to man-made chemicals found in common household products and in soil, air, food and water may raise the risk for high blood pressure in middle-aged women, a new study suggests. The study found middle-aged women with higher blood concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, were 71% more…
(KidStock/Photodisc via Getty Images) A new study of a leading cause of heart attacks in pregnant and postpartum women offers insights on when the problem strikes, how it has been treated and how survivors might weigh the risks of becoming pregnant again. The condition – pregnancy-associated spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or P-SCAD – was until…
(Adene Sanchez/E+ via Getty Images) The rate of pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders doubled in the U.S. between 2007 and 2019, according to new research that finds 1 in 5 births now results in such a disorder, a preterm delivery or a baby with low birth weight. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of…
(Westend61 via Getty Images) More than one-third of people who have a clot removed from a major blood vessel in the brain after a stroke return to work within three months, according to a new study from Germany. But women were half as likely to do so as men. The study, published Thursday in the…
(Prostock-Studio/iStock via Getty Images) Following a Mediterranean-style diet during pregnancy may lower the risk for preeclampsia, a blood pressure-related complication that can be fatal, new research shows. The study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, found Black women, who are at higher risk for preeclampsia than their white peers, had the…
(Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library, Getty Images) Women with high blood pressure conditions during pregnancy may face double the risk for kidney disease within several years after giving birth, according to a new study that finds the risk climbs to nearly fourfold for women who already had high blood pressure before pregnancy. The study, published Friday…
(blueshot/iStock, Getty Images) A category of infertility treatments growing in popularity among older women may increase the risk for complications, especially if the mother has pre-existing cardiovascular risk factors, according to new research. The study, which analyzed the risk for complications in women who conceived using assisted reproductive technology – ART – published Tuesday in…
(Longhua Liao/Moment, Getty Images) Sexual assault and workplace sexual harassment – traumatic and common experiences for U.S. women – may increase the long-term risk of developing high blood pressure, according to new research. “Reducing sexual violence against women, which is important in its own right, may also provide a strategy for improving women’s lifetime cardiovascular…
(mheim3011/iStock, Getty Images) Women who develop a type of high blood pressure during pregnancy show signs of damage to the small blood vessels in the eye by middle age, according to new research. The findings suggest small vessel, or microvascular, disease may account for their increased risk of heart disease later in life. Preeclampsia –…
Susan Lucci reveals she had another cardiac incident in January. (Photo by Justice Apple) After years of advocating for women’s heart health, Susan Lucci wasn’t taking her own advice. One night in January, discomfort was radiating around her rib cage. She was short of breath. Something definitely wasn’t right. But it was late in the…