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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Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
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Phone: 866-644-8910
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Lipid management services at the Massachusetts General Hospital Corrigan Minehan Heart Center provide specialized care for patients who have disorders of lipid metabolism, which includes high cholesterol levels, high blood triglyceride levels, low HDL cholesterol levels or a combination of these conditions. Patients visit lipid management specialists if they have difficulties tolerating the most widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering medications (statins).
Lipid disorders are often associated with other metabolic problems, such as diabetes, hypothyroidism and obesity. Our clinical team evaluates these disorders as they relate to problems with abnormal lipids.
Lipid management specialists have complete access to a wealth of clinical resources within Mass General, including:
Our team is made up of medical experts from several disciplines to effectively evaluate and treat lipid metabolism disorders.
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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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