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Identifying Risk in Women to Prevent CVD - Frankly Speaking EP 237Guest: Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-BC, NP-C
Music Credit: Richard Onorato
Solid evidence shows that adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) correlate with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women. Evidence is also becoming clearer that lactation and breastfeeding may have CV protective benefits as well. Social determinants of health play a significant role in these diseases; facts support that Black, Hispanic and Asian American women suffer from worse pregnancy outcomes than White American women. Join us while we discuss the recent American Heart Association (AHA) guideline update regarding the association of increased risk of CVD and metabolic disease with APOs and what can be done to reduce these risks.
Episode references and resource links:
- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Unique Opportunities for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women. Nisha I. Parikh, MD, MPH, Chair, Juan M. Gonzalez, MD, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, PhD, Suzanne E. Judd, PhD, Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD, Mark A. Hlatky, MD, Erica P. Gunderson, PhD, Jennifer J. Stuart, ScD, Dhananjay Vaidya, PhD, Vice Chair, On behalf of the American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and the Stroke Council. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000961
- Schwartz, EB. (reviewing Parikh NI et al. Circulation 2021 Mar 29). Preventing Heart Disease in Women: New Guidance from the American Heart Association. NEJM: Journal Watch, April 12, 2021. https://www.jwatch.org/na53433/2021/04/12/preventing-heart-disease-women-new-guidance-american-heart?ijkey=3l3eCvQLl
- Clinical Statements and Guidelines. AHA/ACOG Presidential Advisory. Volume 137, Issue 24, 12 June 2018, Pages e843-e852. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000582
- https://www.jwatch.org/na53433/2021/04/12/preventing-heart-disease-women-new-guidance-american-heart
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CME/CE Information
0 Credits - Not for CME/CE Credit
Release Date: 8/16/2021
Expiration Date: 8/16/2022
Topics
Learning Objectives
- Identify increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women who experience adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) and explore the protective benefits of lactation/breastfeeding
- Apply prevention strategies to reduce the risk of CVD in childbearing women
Faculty
Frank J. Domino, MD
Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP, FAANP
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner Track
UMMS GSN
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