Ludeman Family Center for Women's Health Research

A new article from @theMJA emphasizes the need for targeted prevention and treatment approaches for young women who experience a stroke. Findings show that among people aged 18-35 years, young women are at 44% greater risk of strokes from a clot in an artery ("ischemic strokes") than are young men -- oral contraceptives, pregnancy-related complications are likely drivers of these disparities. The combination of having a migraine with an aura (e.g., visual changes/flash of light as a migraine starts) and oral contraceptives are additive risks for strokes in young women. In addition, there are existing disparities in the early diagnosis of stroke among young women that could exacerbate poor outcomes after a stroke. Improving the participation of women in clinical trials, enhancing pre‐hospital stroke recognition, and advancing stroke training for paramedics on sex‐specific symptoms and early detection could drastically improve diagnosis and treatment. Read more. https://lnkd.in/gu-zJUN9

A new @AHA aticle shares that women who have had a recent stroke are more likely than men to skip doses of certain key medications to prevent a second stroke. Specifically, women were more likely to not take cholesterol-lowering medicines and medicines like aspirin to prevent clots -- but there were no differences in the likelihood to take blood pressure medicines by gender. These findings could partly explain the known higher risk of recurrent strokes among women as compared to men. Potential next steps could include the development of tailored interventions for women and men to ensure equitable stroke prevention. Read the full article here. https://lnkd.in/gHcgaXcS

An article from @BBC identified important disparities in the care that men and women in Scotland received after they have experienced a heart attack. The study from the University of Aberdeen looked at the medicines patients were given after a heart attack and followed patients for up to 8 years. They found that women were less likely than men to receive prescriptions for evidence-based preventative medications over the follow-up period, including fewer prescriptions for high blood pressure medications and cholesterol-loweirng medicines. Dr. Sonya Babu-Narayan who is the Director of the British Heart Foundation - had this comment on this work, "Time and time again, data from large numbers of people in different countries shows that the odds of receiving medicines that can prevent another heart attack, or a future stroke appear stacked against you if you are a woman", and called for efforts to address systemic and societal biases in order to improve the long-term outcomes of both women and men after heart attacks. Read more here. https://lnkd.in/g-mPtcYP

High blood pressure has no obvious symptoms, but it gets more common as we get older. Start a healthy future now. Know your numbers and talk to a doctor about what they mean.

New research identifies a link between sleep apnea and the development of atrial fibrillation, or AFib. More about the research: https://cle.clinic/46cJsKq

After menopause, risk of developing high blood pressure goes up. Make changes that matter to take control of your blood pressure, including eating healthy, being physically active and managing stress.

Of the 15 medical schools with the most applicants, the University of Colorado School of Medicine tied for No. 8 in primary care and was one of only three schools in Tier 1 for research. 🏆 Read more on the data from U.S. News & World Report here: https://bit.ly/3VM9S3j

The numbers don't lie: women's health has been underresearched and underfunded for too long. But we at Magee-Womens are on a mission to change these statistics for the better by giving #womenshealth and #reproductivebiology the research it deserves ... for all our sake. Learn how we're changing the way the world treats women, and join us: https://lnkd.in/ga8wckZ

Evidence is mounting on the clear benefits of weight loss for primary prevention of heart failure and for treatment of existing heart failure. More about the research: https://cle.clinic/48rSkyo

Recently, Ludeman Center researcher and specialist in neurodevelopment @CUAnschutz, Allison Shapiro, PhD, MPH, alongside Ludeman Center researcher Melanie Cree, MD, PhD, were featured in a @Nature article about how obesity drugs treat other ailments. Dr. Cree's clinical studies were mentioned because of the impact these drugs have on young women with polycystic ovary syndrome. “What we found was that semaglutide improves glucose metabolism. But all the other reproductive and metabolic improvements were because of the weight loss," she says. Read the full article here. https://lnkd.in/ep5D3DyB