Women and Special Populations

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Science News

2026 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health
2026 Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia
Forecasting the Burden of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke in Women in the US Through 2050
Acute Coronary Syndromes in Premenopausal Women
Early Recognition and Intervention for Poststroke Spasticity

Journals

Impaired Midkine/Treg Signaling Contributes to Pathogenesis of Preeclampsia
Pregnancy-Related Complications in Primary Aldosteronism: A European Survey
Sex-Based Efficacy of Endovascular Thrombectomy Techniques in LVO Stroke: A Multicenter Registry Analysis
Sex, Race and Ethnicity, and Rurality Disparities in Cardiovascular Death Among Adults With Early‐Onset Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Sex Differences Among Young Patients With ST‐Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Continuing Education

Attendees discuss a poster presentation during #AHA23 in Phladelphia.
The CVSN Council accelerates the discovery, interpretation, and application of science to enhance cardiovascular health and treat cardiovascular diseases and stroke. The council helps develop scientific statements and advisories, guide professional education activities, provide scientific expertise, conduct research, translate findings, and promote evidence-based practices in clinical settings.

The CLCD Council supports AHA objectives in clinical cardiology, promotes excellent clinical care, and fosters professional development and education for clinical cardiologists. Through council-sponsored symposia, panels, and scientific conferences, members can access and interpret new developments in the field and promote clinical cardiology to professional and lay audiences.

The EPI Council focuses on population-based approaches to preventing cardiovascular diseases. The council’s mission is to lead the discovery and translation of science related to the distribution and determinants of cardiovascular disease with an emphasis on population approaches to prevent cardiovascular disease and improve cardiovascular health.

The Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health promotes the expansion and exchange of knowledge with the ultimate goal of improving cardiovascular health across the lifespan. The council nurtures basic, clinical, epidemiological, and translational science related to nutrition, lipids, obesity, diabetes, physical activity, and behavioral change.

The QCOR Council provides a forum for a multidisciplinary group of volunteers committed to making a substantial contribution to reducing the burden of heart disease and stroke through improving healthcare quality and patient outcomes. Members gain insight on how to provide effective, safe, timely, equitable, efficient, and patient-centered care.

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