Opportunities in the postpartum period to reduce cardiovascular disease risk after adverse pregnancy outcomes: a scientific statement from the American Heart …

J Lewey, TM Beckie, HL Brown, SD Brown… - Circulation, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
Adverse pregnancy outcomes are common among pregnant individuals and are associated
with long-term risk of cardiovascular disease. Individuals with adverse pregnancy outcomes …

Pregnancy as an early cardiovascular moment: peripartum cardiovascular health

SS Khan, NA Cameron, KJ Lindley - Circulation research, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Pregnancy is commonly referred to as a window into future CVH (cardiovascular health).
During pregnancy, physiological adaptations occur to promote the optimal growth and …

Trends in the incidence of new‐onset hypertensive disorders of pregnancy among rural and urban areas in the United States, 2007 to 2019

NA Cameron, I Everitt, LE Seegmiller… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are growing public health problems that
contribute to maternal morbidity, mortality, and future risk of cardiovascular disease. Given …

Screening for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: US Preventive Services Task Force final recommendation statement

MJ Barry, WK Nicholson, M Silverstein, MD Cabana… - JAMA, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are among the leading causes of maternal
morbidity and mortality in the US. The rate of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy has been …

Smooth muscle mineralocorticoid receptor promotes hypertension after preeclampsia

LA Biwer, Q Lu, J Ibarrola, A Stepanian, JJ Man… - Circulation …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Preeclampsia is a syndrome of high blood pressure (BP) with end organ
damage in late pregnancy that is associated with high circulating soluble VEGF receptor …

Racial disparities in diagnosis, management, and outcomes in preeclampsia

S Suresh, C Amegashie, E Patel, KM Nieman… - Current Hypertension …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review Racial disparities are prevalent in many aspects of obstetric
care in the USA. Non-Hispanic black women have a higher prevalence of the diagnosis of …

Optimal blood pressure target to prevent severe hypertension in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Abe, H Arima, Y Yoshida, A Fukami, A Sakima… - Hypertension …, 2022 - nature.com
Severe hypertension in pregnancy is a hypertensive crisis that requires urgent and intensive
care due to its high maternal and fetal mortality. However, there is still a conflict of opinion on …

Structural racism and JAMA network open

FP Rivara, SM Bradley, DV Catenacci… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Like so many in our academic community, we were distressed by the February 2021 JAMA
podcast and corresponding tweet suggesting that structural racism does not exist and that …

Obstetric and perinatal racial and ethnic disparities

RS White, JA Aaronson - Current Opinion in Anesthesiology, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Obstetrical healthcare disparities are persistent, prevalent, and complex and are associated
with systemic racism and social determinants of health. Some of the excess disparity gap …

Best practices for managing postpartum hypertension

NR Kumar, A Hirshberg, SK Srinivas - Current Obstetrics and Gynecology …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Patients remain at risk for persistent and de novo postpartum
hypertension related to pregnancy. This review aims to summarize the current definitions …