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BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether predelivery cardiology care is associated with future risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in preeclampsia/eclampsia (PrE/E). We sought to determine the cumulative incidence of MACE by race and whether predelivery cardiology care was associated with the hazard of MACE up to 1 year post-delivery for Black and White patients with PrE/E. METHODS: Using Optum’s de-identified Clinformatics Data Mart Database, we identified Black and White patients with PrE/E who had a delivery between 2008 and 2019. MACE was defined as the composite of heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, stroke, and death. Cumulative incidence functions were used to compare the incidence of MACE by race. Regression models were used to assess the hazard of MACE by cardiology care for each race. Separate hazards were calculated for the first 14 days and the remainder of the year. RESULTS: Among 29 336 patients (83.4% White patients, 16.6% Black patients, 99.5% commercial
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BACKGROUND: Suboptimal cardiovascular health (CVH) in pregnancy is associated with adverse maternal and offspring outcomes. To guide public health efforts to reduce disparities in maternal CVH, we determined the contribution of individual- and neighborhood-level factors to racial and ethnic differences in early pregnancy CVH. METHODS: We included nulliparous individuals with singleton pregnancies who self-identified as Hispanic, non-Hispanic Black (NHB), or non-Hispanic White (NHW) and participated in the nuMoM2b cohort study (Nulliparous Pregnancy Outcomes Study: Monitoring Mothers-to-Be). First-trimester CVH was quantified using 6 routinely assessed factors in pregnancy included in the American Heart Association Life’s Essential 8 score (0–100 points), in which higher scores indicate better CVH. Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition evaluated the extent to which racial and ethnic differences in CVH were explained by differences in individual- and neighborhood-level factors (age, socioeconomic
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The use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) is growing, both to assist individuals with infertility and for fertility preservation. Individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD), or risk factors for CVD, are increasingly using ART. Thus, knowing how to care for patients undergoing ART is important for the cardiovascular clinician. In this scientific statement, we review the ART process and known short-term and long-term risks associated with ART that can adversely affect patients with CVD. We review current knowledge on risks from ART for specific cardiac conditions and provide a suggested approach to evaluating and counseling patients with CVD contemplating ART as well as suggested management before and during the ART process. Individuals with CVD are at increased risk for pregnancy complications, and management of this unique population has been discussed previously. The focus of this scientific statement is on ART. Therefore, discussions on risk assessment, counseling, and man
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Mashup Score: 5Racism and Postpartum Blood Pressure in a Multiethnic Prospective Cohort | Hypertension - 11 day(s) ago
BACKGROUND: Postpartum hypertension is a key factor in racial-ethnic inequities in maternal mortality. Emerging evidence suggests that experiences of racism, both structural and interpersonal, may contribute to disparities. We examined associations between gendered racial microaggressions (GRMs) during obstetric care with postpartum blood pressure (BP). METHODS: We conducted a prospective postpartum cohort of 373 Asian, Black, and Hispanic people in New York City and Philadelphia. At delivery, we administered the GRM in obstetrics scale. We measured BP for 3 months using text-based monitoring. We estimated place-based structural racism with the Structural Racism Effect Index. We used mixed models to estimate associations between GRM and mean postpartum systolic BP and diastolic BP. We adjusted for race-ethnicity, education, body mass index, chronic hypertension (diagnosed at <20 weeks of gestation), age, and the Structural Racism Effect Index. We examined effect modification by hyperte
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Mashup Score: 0Geographic Distribution of US Ophthalmic Surgical Subspecialists - 20 day(s) ago
This study assesses the geographic distribution of the ophthalmic subspecialist surgeon workforce and evaluates factors associated with practicing in rural areas.
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Mashup Score: 4Gestational Hypertension, Preeclampsia, and Eclampsia and Future Neurological Disorders - 24 day(s) ago
This study explores whether gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, and eclampsia are associated with new-onset migraine, headache, epilepsy, sleep disorder, or mental fatigue within months to years after giving birth.
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Mashup Score: 13
This cohort study investigates the association of persistent short sleep from pregnancy to 2 to 7 years after delivery with hypertension and metabolic syndrome.
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Doulas, midwives, nurses and obstetricians are explicitly preparing Black women to speak up loudly for themselves in the delivery room.
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Mashup Score: 4The Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowships Match: Should We Improve Preload—or Afterload?∗ - 2 month(s) ago
Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, USA Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA ∗Address for correspondence: Dr Mary Norine Walsh, Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center, 8333 Naab Road, Suite 420, Indianapolis, Indiana 46260, USA. E-mail: E-mail Address: [email protected] Copyright © 2024, American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Published online January 3,
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Mashup Score: 121Graduate Medical Education, 2023-2024 - 2 month(s) ago
This Appendix presents 2023 National GME Census data detailing the numbers and types of ACGME-accredited training programs and the residents and fellows in them.
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Relationship Between Race, Predelivery Cardiology Care, and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Preeclampsia/Eclampsia Among a Commercially Insured Population https://t.co/DwNcjP8RXD #CardioObstetrics @HeartDocSadiya @KBreathettMD @DrLaPrincess @SelmaFMohammed