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Substance Abuse Greatly Raises Odds of Heart Attack, Stroke During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 -- Substance abuse and pregnancy may be a dangerous combination. New research finds that pregnant women with a history of substance abuse had a dramatically increased risk of death from heart attack and stroke during...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - September 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Trends in cardiovascular complications of pregnancy: A nationwide inpatient sample analysis
CONCLUSION: There are concerning increases in certain cardiac complications during pregnancy. This is likely due to increasing age at the time of pregnancy and associated comorbidities.PMID:37678669 | DOI:10.1016/j.amjms.2023.09.001
Source: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - September 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eric D Warner Saaniya Farhan Matthew Bierowski Farhan Sahawneh Estefania Oliveros Preethi Pirlamarla Stefanie Marek-Iannucci Bhavadharini Ramu Waqas Ullah Yevgeniy Brailovsky Indranee N Rajapreyar Source Type: research

Trends in cardiovascular complications of pregnancy: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample analysis: Trends in cardiovascular complications of pregnancy
CONCLUSION: There are concerning increases in certain cardiac complications during pregnancy. This is likely due to increasing age at the time of pregnancy and associated comorbidities.PMID:37678669 | DOI:10.1016/j.amjms.2023.09.001
Source: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences - September 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eric D Warner Saaniya Farhan Matthew Bierowski Farhan Sahawneh Estefania Oliveros Preethi Pirlamarla Stefanie Marek-Iannucci Bhavadharini Ramu Waqas Ullah Yevgeniy Brailovsky Indranee N Rajapreyar Source Type: research

What Are the Complications of Sickle Cell Trait?
Discussion Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders where there are abnormal hemoglobin molecules and the red blood cells take on a characteristic sickled shape instead of a rounded shape. Sickled hemoglobin provides an evolutionary advantage of giving the individual increased protection against severe and cerebral malaria. The sickled shape doesn’t move through the vascular system as well and therefore is more likely to aggregate in small vessels causing an increased risk of vaso-occlusive disease, acute chest syndrome, splenic sequestration, and priapism. There is also an increased risk of ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 4, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Endovascular Treatment and Peri-interventional Management of Ruptured Cerebrovascular Lesions During Pregnancy
ConclusionEndovascular treatment of ruptured cerebrovascular malformations during pregnancy is safe and feasible regarding both aspects, the maternal and fetal outcomes. Still, a  stronger knowledge base is needed to correctly approach future cases of intracranial hemorrhage in the pregnant population.
Source: Clinical Neuroradiology - September 1, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Infertility Treatment May Put Women at Greater Risk for Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 – Scientists have spotted an elevated risk of stroke in women who became pregnant after fertility treatments. Although the absolute number of strokes reported in the new study were low, women seeking fertility treatment...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Women May Face Higher Risk of Stroke Following Infertility Treatment
In the largest study of its kind, scientists found higher odds of stroke after childbirth among women who had received the treatments. Still, the number of strokes remained very low overall.
Source: NYT Health - August 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Roni Caryn Rabin Tags: your-feed-health your-feed-healthcare Infertility Women and Girls Pregnancy and Childbirth Stroke Maternal Mortality Preeclampsia Reproduction (Biological) Estrogen Source Type: news

Cardiovascular and renal health: Preeclampsia as a risk marker
CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of preventive multidisciplinary targeted strategies can help slow down CVD and CKD's natural history in women at risk through lifestyle modifications and adequate blood pressure control. Therefore, we propose a series of recommendations to guide the prediction and prevention of CVD and CKD throughout life of women with a history of PE.PMID:37635012 | DOI:10.1016/j.nefroe.2022.04.009
Source: Nefrologia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia - August 27, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Cecilia Villala ín González Ignacio Herraiz Garc ía Leticia Fern ández-Friera Gema Ruiz-Hurtado Enrique Morales Jorge Sol ís Alberto Galindo Source Type: research

Cardiovascular Complications in Pregnancy
AbstractPurpose of reviewWe review the epidemiology, risk factors, presentation, pathophysiology, diagnosis, peripartum management, and postpartum follow-up of chronic hypertension, hyperlipidemia, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, pulmonary embolism, and atrial fibrillation.Recent findingsWe discuss pathophysiology and evidence-based management for chronic hypertension, hyperlipidemia, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, pulmonary embolism, and atrial fibrillation.SummaryIt is essential for providers and patients to understand how cardiovascular diseases cause complications in pregnancy a...
Source: Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine - August 25, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Endovascular Treatment and Peri-interventional Management of Ruptured Cerebrovascular Lesions During Pregnancy
ConclusionEndovascular treatment of ruptured cerebrovascular malformations during pregnancy is safe and feasible regarding both aspects, the maternal and fetal outcomes. Still, a  stronger knowledge base is needed to correctly approach future cases of intracranial hemorrhage in the pregnant population.
Source: Clinical Neuroradiology - August 24, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Cutaneous microvascular occlusion syndrome as the first manifestation of catastrophic lupus-associated antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: a case report
ConclusionAPS in pediatrics, is associated with a variety of neurologic, dermatologic, and hematologic symptoms. Therefore, it is essential for pediatricians to be aware of the rare appearance of Catastrophic APS as an initial indication of APS.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - August 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Joint Prevalence of Influenza Preventive Behaviors Among Adults-United States, 2020
CONCLUSIONS: The overall joint prevalence was 8.5% (95% CI, 8.0-9.0). Prevalence was lower among older persons (vs younger); Hispanic and non-Hispanic Black persons (vs non-Hispanic White); current and former smokers (vs never smokers); postpartum women (vs neither pregnant nor postpartum); and those with a history of coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (vs not having those respective condition). In addition to recommending annual vaccination, primary care providers might encourage sufficient sleep and adequate physical activity-especially among patients who hav...
Source: Primary Care - August 12, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Bryant J Webber Anne G Wheaton Peng-Jun Lu Geoffrey P Whitfield Source Type: research