Echocardiographic Differences in Women Across Subtypes of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy.

Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) can be classified into gestational hypertension, preeclampsia (PRE), and chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia (SPE).

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to retrospectively examine the echocardiographic differences in biventricular structure and function in 3 HDP groups of women in comparison to normotensive pregnant controls.

Methods: Women with an echocardiogram during or within the first year of pregnancy were identified within our integrated health network.

Ethnic and Racial Disparities in Resource Utilization and In-hospital Outcomes Among Those Admitted for Atrial Fibrillation: A National Analysis.

Disparities in overall outcomes for atrial fibrillation (AF) across racial and ethnic groups have been demonstrated in prior studies. We aim to evaluate in-hospital outcomes and resource utilization across 3 racial/ethnic groups with AF using contemporary data. We identified patients admitted with AF in the National Inpatient Sample registry from 2015 to 2018.

Hyperlipidemia and risk for preclampsia.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are among the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality in the US. Preeclampsia (PreE) which includes hypertension and proteinuria during pregnancy, is thought to result from placental ischemia. Risk factors for PreE parallel those for cardiovascular disease, and recent studies point to hyperlipidemia specifically, hypertriglyceridemia, as a risk factor for PreE.