The National Lipid Association Scientific Sessions will be held Thursday to Sunday and will spotlight emerging areas of research such as “cardio-rheumatology,” a renewed push to reinstate LDL as a health system quality metric and more. Christie M. Ballantyne, MD, FACC, FACP, FAHA, FNLA, chief of the section of cardiovascular research and professor of medicine at Baylor College of
Women and racial and ethnic minorities are 20% to 30% more likely than white men to experience a misdiagnosis. Researchers call misdiagnosis an urgent public health problem.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women, and women who have complications during pregnancy, such as high blood pressure or gestational diabetes, have a significantly higher risk of heart disease and stroke later in life, according to a new scientific statement from the American Heart Association, published today in Circulation, the Association's flagship peer-reviewed journal.