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DALLAS, March 11, 2021 African American women have a significantly increased risk of stroke and death during pregnancy and childbirth or in the period right after birth, compared to the risk of stroke among white women, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Stroke Association s International Stroke Conference 2021. The virtual meeting is March 17-19, 2021 and is a world premier meeting for researchers and clinicians dedicated to the science of stroke and brain health. Each year, thousands of American women have a stroke or die from a stroke during pregnancy. The risk of stroke is also high following childbirth, said lead study author Mohamed M. Gad, M.D., a resident physician in the department of internal medicine at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. Even so, we lack data on the racial disparities in cardiovascular disease and stroke outcomes for women during and post-pregnancy in the U.S.
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DALLAS, Dec. 16, 2020 Significant racial disparities exist in heart-related problems among pregnant and postpartum women in the United States, with Black women having the highest risk of several serious complications, according to research published today in the
Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access journal of the American Heart Association. Clinicians should be aware of the cardiovascular risks associated with pregnancy that, although not common, can result in serious illness and death. Women at increased risk for heart disease should be closely monitored during and even after pregnancy, said Samir R. Kapadia, M.D., senior author of the study and chair of the department of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio.