Women and Special Populations

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Science News

Pragmatic Approaches to the Evaluation and Monitoring of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Cardiac Rehabilitation in Women
Post-Myocardial Infarction Psychological Distress
Use of Risk Assessment to Guide Decision-Making for Blood Pressure Management in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
2025 High Blood Pressure Guideline

Journals

Effects of Immediate Postpartum Diuretic Treatment on Postpartum Blood Pressure Among Individuals With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Sex-Specific Prognostic Differences Between CACS and Lp(a) in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events: The MESA Study
Blood Pressure Variability and Adverse Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Outcomes in the ALSPAC Cohort
Cardiovascular Health of Single Mothers: A Systematic Review
Maternal Socioeconomic Opportunity and Race‐Ethnicity Intersect to Influence Fetal Brain Volumes in Congenital Heart Disease

Continuing Education

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.

American Heart Association Professional Members

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