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Pregnancy After Heart Transplant Carries Elevated Maternal, Neonatal Risks
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (383+ words) Pregnancy after heart transplant (HT) is associated with higher rates of maternal morbidity, preterm birth, and neonatal complications, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Survival after HT has improved....
Maternal Diabetes Linked to Delayed Developmental Milestones in Offspring
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) Children of mothers with diabetes have delayed milestone attainment, according to results of a study published in Diabetes Care. Maternal diabetes is associated with multiple adverse outcomes of pregnancy. Mounting evidence has also suggested that maternal diabetes increases risk for…...
Maternal Diabetes Linked to Increased Risk for Epilepsy in Offspring
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) Maternal diabetes (T1 DM, T2 DM, and gestational diabetes mellitus) is associated with an increased risk for epilepsy in offspring. (Health Day News) " Maternal diabetes (type 1 diabetes mellitus [T1 DM], type 2 diabetes mellitus [T2 DM], and gestational diabetes mellitus [GDM]) is associated with an…...
Higher Maternal BP Increases Risk for Adverse Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (280+ words) Health Day News " Higher maternal blood pressure increases the risk for multiple adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in BMC Medicine. Health Day News " Higher maternal blood pressure increases the risk for multiple adverse…...
Risk for Subsequent Cardiovascular Events Higher After Maternal Ischemic Stroke
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (220+ words) The Cardiology Advisor Health Day News " Patients with maternal ischemic stroke (IS) have an increased risk for subsequent cardiovascular events, according to a study published online Jan Anna Richardt, M. D. , from the University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, and colleagues…...
SABCS: Menopausal Hormone Therapy Does Not Increase Breast Cancer Risk in BRCA Carriers
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) Use of MHT following menopause is not associated with an increased risk for breast cancer among BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers. Health Day News " Use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) following menopause is not associated with an increased risk for breast cancer among…...
Prevalence of Maternal Cardiovascular Comorbidities, CVD Increasing
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (248+ words) From 2001 to 2019, there was an increase in cardiovascular-related complications during pregnancy, according to a study. Health Day News " From 2001 to 2019, there was an increase in cardiovascular-related complications during pregnancy, according to a study published online Oct Lau, M. D. , M. P. H. , from the Massachusetts…...
Maternal Mortality Linked to Death, Hospitalization in Infants
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (276+ words) A mother's death during or after pregnancy increases the risk for the infant's death or hospitalization, according to a study. Health Day News " A mother's death during or after pregnancy increases the risk for the infant's death or hospitalization, according…...
Higher BMI Linked to Worse RFS in Breast Cancer Patients
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (363+ words) Breast cancer patients may have inferior recurrence-free survival (RFS) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy if they are overweight or obese at diagnosis, according to research published in Clinical Breast Cancer. The study showed that patients with a body mass index (BMI) of…...
Maternal Cardiometabolic Risk Factors Linked to Higher Offspring Blood Pressure
11+ mon, 5+ day ago (529+ words) Researchers performed a prospective cohort study to investigate whether maternal cardiometabolic risk factors are independently or jointly associated with elevated blood pressure among pediatric patients. Data came from the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program, encompassing 12, 480 mother-child pairs…...