Women and Special Populations

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Science News

2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics
Socioeconomic and Structural Barriers to Addressing Obesity in Communities
Periodontal Disease and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Cuffless Devices for the Measurement of Blood Pressure
Coronary Artery Revascularization in the Older Adult Population

Journals

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and the Long-term Risk of Arrhythmias
Postpartum as a Window of Opportunity to Improve Women’s Cardiovascular Health
Bridging the Biomarker Translation Gap for Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Individuals in California, 2007 to 2019
Integrating GFAP Testing With Clinical Scores for Prehospital Large Vessel Occlusion Detection in Patients With Acute Stroke (DETECT LVO)

Continuing Education

Erin Bohula, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA presents findings for VESALIUS-CV at Scientific Sessions 2025.
The CVSN Council accelerates the discovery, interpretation, and application of science to enhance cardiovascular health and treat cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The council helps develop scientific statements and advisories, guide professional education activities, provide scientific expertise, conduct research, translate findings, and promote evidence-based practices in clinical settings.

The CLCD Council supports AHA objectives in clinical cardiology, promotes excellent clinical care, and fosters professional development and education for clinical cardiologists. Through council-sponsored symposia, panels, and scientific conferences, members can access and interpret new developments in the field and promote clinical cardiology to professional and lay audiences.

The EPI Council focuses on population-based approaches to preventing cardiovascular diseases. The council’s mission is to lead the discovery and translation of science related to the distribution and determinants of cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on population approaches to prevent cardiovascular disease and improve cardiovascular health.

The Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health promotes the expansion and exchange of knowledge with the ultimate goal of improving cardiovascular health across the lifespan. The council nurtures basic, clinical, epidemiological, and translational science related to nutrition, lipids, obesity, diabetes, physical activity, and behavioral change.

The QCOR Council provides a forum for a multidisciplinary group of volunteers committed to making a substantial contribution to reducing the burden of heart disease and stroke through improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes. Members gain insight on how to provide effective, safe, timely, equitable, efficient, and patient-centered care.

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