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Racial disparities: Young, Black adults had significantly worse heart transplant outcomes

Research Highlights

  • Young, Black adults (ages 18-30) are more than twice as likely to die in the first year after a heart transplant compared to non-Black transplant recipients who are the same age.
  • By age 61 and older, there was no significant racial disparity […]
2021-11-02T12:35:53+08:00 February 3rd, 2021|Categories: Cardiovascular|0 Comments

Diabetes during pregnancy may increase risk of heart disease

Research Highlights:

  • An analysis of more than 1,000 women found that a history of gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) doubled the risk of heart artery calcification – a marker of increased risk for heart disease – many years after pregnancy, at the average […]
2021-11-02T12:35:54+08:00 February 2nd, 2021|Categories: Cardiovascular|0 Comments