Cedars-Sinai Newsroom (Women Heart)
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2023
May
22,
2023
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06:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai found that women who experience an adverse pregnancy outcome—such as gestational hypertension, preeclampsia or preterm birth—have a higher risk of developing stroke in their lifetime, and a...
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2022
August
31,
2022
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08:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Science has long shown that men are at greater risk for developing atrial fibrillation (AFib) than women; but it has never been fully understood why women would be protected from developing the condition. New research from the Smidt Heart Institute a...
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June
23,
2022
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06:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
New research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows for the first time that the path toward heart failure differs for women and men. The important findings—discovered using a novel cardiac imaging technique developed by Cedars-Sinai res...
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April
05,
2022
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12:07 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Experts from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, home to California’s top-ranked cardiology and heart surgery programs, will present an array of innovative research data and lead discussions on medical breakthroughs during the American College...
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February
18,
2022
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06:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A new collection of scientific articles published today shines a light on the differences between men and women when it comes to heart health.Experts from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai led the project, which resulted in an anthology of 14...
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January
12,
2022
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The San Diego Union-Tribune recently interviewed Shana Pereira, who on Christmas Day celebrated the first anniversary of her kidney and heart transplant being performed at Cedars-Sinai. She credits her cardiologist, Dael Geft, MD, associate director ...
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2021
October
21,
2021
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06:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Worldwide, more than 328 million working women are in or entering menopause, coping with symptoms that can cause professional setbacks and job loss and create financial instability. At the same time, women of all ages are more likely than men to suff...
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October
13,
2021
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05:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Researchers from the Smidt Heart Institute have discovered two alarming trends in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy—also known as "broken heart" syndrome—a condition that is often triggered by stress or loss and can lead to long-term heart injury and impaired...
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August
30,
2021
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06:02 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Researchers from the Smidt Heart Institute suggest that, contrary to common belief, the risk of developing high blood pressure has more to do with genetics in women than in men. The effect of genes on hypertension risk, when compared to that of lifes...
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February
15,
2021
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11:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A new study from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that women have a lower “normal” blood pressure range compared to men. The findings were published today in the peer-reviewed journal Circulation.Currently, established blood pressure g...
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February
04,
2021
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06:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Medical science has come a long way in efficiently diagnosing and effectively treating women with heart disease, but with upward of 500,000 women in the U.S. being treated for it every year, there is more work ahead, says one of the nation's leading ...
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January
20,
2021
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
New research from the Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has found for the first time that during nighttime hours, women are more likely than men to suffer sudden death due to cardiac arrest. Findings we...
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2020
August
18,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
KJLH Radio's Adai Lamar recently interviewed a panel of experts from the Smidt Heart Institute's Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center during the 20th annual Women’s Health Expo.Janet Wei, MD; Chrisandra Shufelt, MD, MS; Simona Campa, NP; and former ...
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February
17,
2020
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11:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
New research from the Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that rates of sudden cardiac arrest are rising following decades of a downward trend. While this disturbing uptick was observed in both sexe...
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February
14,
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
What do the latest studies and guidelines say about preventing heart disease, especially in women? Cedars-Sinai experts provided updates in honor of American Heart Month. Here are some highlights:Noel Bairey Merz, MD, director of the Barbra Streisand...
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2019
November
18,
2019
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11:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Actress, singer and activist Barbra Streisand has teamed up again with Noel Bairey Merz, MD, director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, to warn women and their physicians about how women experi...
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