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Heartbeat: cardiovascular maternal health and disparities in clinical outcomes
Cardiovascular disease continues to account for a high proportion of pregnancy-related deaths in women in the USA. In addition to pre-existing heart disease, gestational hypertension and diabetes, as well as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, are associated with an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes both in the short and long-term. In this issue of Heart, Marschner and colleagues1 report an incidence of cardiometabolic conditions (hypertensive disease and diabetes) of 224.3 (95% CI 221.3 to 227.3) per 1000 births among 74 510 women, mean age 26.4 years (SD 5.5) in a cross-sectional study of Medicare patients from ...
Source: Heart - September 12, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Otto, C. M. Tags: Highlights from this issue Source Type: research

Periprocedural imaging and outcomes after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Conclusions Periprocedural imaging for AF ablation is increasingly used, although practice patterns vary widely. Our data suggest that periprocedural imaging is associated with better outcomes after catheter ablation; however, prospective studies of periprocedural imaging strategies are warranted.
Source: Heart - November 9, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Steinberg, B. A., Hammill, B. G., Daubert, J. P., Bahnson, T. D., Douglas, P. S., Qualls, L. G., Pokorney, S. D., Calkins, H., Curtis, L. H., Piccini, J. P. Tags: Health policy, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Echocardiography, Clinical diagnostic tests Arrhythmias and sudden death Source Type: research