Scholars@Duke
Rebecca Lumsden

Rebecca Lumsden

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
rebecca.lumsden@duke.edu
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Publications

Longitudinal Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Postpartum Women.

Journal Article J Womens Health (Larchmt) · July 2024 Background: Pregnancy-related cardiovascular (CV) conditions, including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and gestational diabetes (GDM), are associated with increased long-term CV risk. Methods: This retrospective cohort study defined the prevalen ... Full text Link to item Cite

Strategies for enhancing the representation of women in clinical trials: an evidence map.

Journal Article Syst Rev · January 2, 2024 BACKGROUND: Equitable sex- and gender-based representation in clinical trials is an essential step to ensuring evidence-based care for women. While multi-institutional actions have led to significant improvements in the inclusion of women in trials, inequi ... Full text Link to item Cite

Global Disparities in Outcomes of Pregnant Individuals With Rheumatic Heart Disease: A Scoping Review

Journal Article JACC: Advances · January 1, 2024 Background: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains as 1 of the major contributors to indirect pregnancy-related mortality and morbidity worldwide and disproportionately affects marginalized populations. Objectives: In this scoping review, the authors sought ... Full text Cite

Management of cardiovascular risk factors during pregnancy.

Journal Article Heart · August 25, 2022 Cardiovascular (CV) risk factors are rising among women of reproductive age. Obesity, hyperlipidaemia, diabetes, and hypertension are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes and increased CV disease (CVD) risk following pregnancy. Pre-conception counsel ... Full text Link to item Cite

Racial Differences in Nontraditional Risk Factors Associated with Cardiovascular Conditions in Pregnancy Among U.S. Women Veterans.

Conference J Womens Health (Larchmt) · May 2022 Background: Pregnancy-related cardiovascular (CV) conditions are important predictors of future cardiovascular disease (CVD). Nontraditional factors, such as depression and chronic stress, have been associated with CVD, but their role in pregnancy-related ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prevalence and Management of Adult Obesity in a Large U.S. Academic Health System.

Journal Article Am J Prev Med · June 2020 INTRODUCTION: Both medication and surgical interventions can be used to treat obesity, yet their use and effectiveness in routine clinical practice are not clear. This study sought to characterize the prevalence and management of patients with obesity with ... Full text Link to item Cite

High Burden of Cardiac Disease in Pregnancy at a National Referral Hospital in Western Kenya.

Journal Article Glob Heart · February 7, 2020 BACKGROUND: Cardiac disease is a leading cause of non-obstetric maternal death worldwide, but little is known about its burden in sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS: We conducted a retrospective case-control study of pregnant women admitted to a na ... Full text Link to item Cite

Clinical and geographic patterns of rheumatic heart disease in outpatients attending cardiology clinic in western Kenya.

Journal Article Int J Cardiol · November 15, 2016 INTRODUCTION: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a leading cause of cardiovascular mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Identifying high risk populations and geographic patterns of disease is crucial to developing RHD prevention and screening strategies in ... Full text Link to item Cite

The Causes of HIV-Associated Cardiomyopathy: A Tale of Two Worlds.

Journal Article Biomed Res Int · 2016 Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has transformed the clinical profile of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from an acute infection with a high mortality into a treatable, chronic disease. As a result, the clinical sequelae of HIV infection are changing as pat ... Full text Link to item Cite

Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Heart Failure in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Journal Article JACC Heart Fail · August 2015 Successful combination therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has transformed this disease from a short-lived infection with high mortality to a chronic disease associated with increasing life expectancy. This is true for high- as well as low- and ... Full text Link to item Cite