Women and Special Populations

Learn strategies to promote more equitable outcomes in heart and brain health.

Science News

Hypertension and the Gut Microbiome
Alcohol Use and Cardiovascular Disease
Revisiting the Open Vein Hypothesis to Reduce the Postthrombotic Syndrome: Implications for Multidisciplinary Care and Research
Palliative Care and Advanced Cardiovascular Disease in Adults
Sedentary Behavior and Light-Intensity Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Health

Journals

Hypertension Is Associated With Earlier Onset of Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Women: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Sex Differences in Stroke Frequency and Severity Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Longitudinal Study of the Vascular Glycocalyx and Urinary Podocyte Markers During Pregnancy
Fetal Cerebrovascular Response to Maternal Hyperoxia Testing and Association With Brain Growth and Postnatal Brain Injury in Congenital Heart Disease
Endothelial Activation and Stress Index Is Associated With Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Preeclampsia

Continuing Education

Attendees gather to listen to a moderated poster presenter during #AHA24 in Chicago.
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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