Study finds infertility history linked with increased risk of heart failure
Women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have an infertility history.
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The Heart Attack Primary Prevention Program in the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center offers advanced medical expertise to patients on ways to control and eliminate risk factors for heart attack and other cardiovascular diseases.
The Heart Attack Primary Prevention Program offers advanced medical expertise to patients who have had a heart attack, or who may be at risk for a heart attack, on ways to control and eliminate risk factors for heart attack and other cardiovascular diseases.
New patients joining the program meet with member of the care team and undergo:
Patients can expect to receive:
You can begin to determine your own personal risk for coronary heart disease by completing the following assessments:
Please note that while these assessments can help you begin to understand your risk for a heart attack, it is important to discuss these results with your doctor so that you and your care team can determine what steps you can take to reduce your risk.
Our physicians welcome second opinion appointments to review cases and proposed lines of treatment.
Women who had experienced infertility had a 16% increased risk of heart failure compared with women who did not have an infertility history.
Advanced consumer technology has produced small electrocardiogram devices that could be efficiently deployed in point-of-care screening for atrial fibrillation, though the proportion of cases detected among all patients 65 and older is small.
Mutations in genes that direct the production of fibrillar collagens, essential components of blood vessel walls, appear to predispose individuals to SCAD.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in men and women alike. In this presentation, Dr. Emily Lau reviews the epidemiology of heart disease in women, differences in heart disease between women and men, and special considerations for promoting female heart health.
“Thank you for your service” is a phrase shared with U.S. service members. But Mass General’s Shannon Stuart, RN, a commissioned officer with the Air National Guard, says she is the one who feels the need to share her appreciation.
On January 1, 2020, Carol and her husband traveled to Florida for the start of their four-month winter vacation. Carol felt fatigued as soon as she arrived, but did not initially give much thought to it. After a few days, Carol’s exhaustion had grown, and she’d developed a new pain in her abdomen.
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