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Clin Ther
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August 2026
PURPOSE: Health inequity persists globally, highlighting the ethical need for organizations that manage clinical trials to ensure the representation of the target population is reached. There is increasing recognition by many regulatory bodies of the impor ...
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J Addict Med
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March 2026
OBJECTIVES: Peripartum opioid use disorder (OUD) is a significant public health concern. Although hospital admission for labor and delivery is common, little is known about hospitalized peripartum individuals with OUD or their inpatient management. The pur ...
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Glob Heart
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2026
BACKGROUND: Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is a key contributor to maternal cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Though low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), particularly those in SSA, face a greater burden of RHD, existin ...
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JACC Adv
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December 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 ...
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J Womens Health (Larchmt)
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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 ...
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Syst Rev
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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 ...
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Heart
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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 ...
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Am J Prev Med
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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 ...
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Glob Heart
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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 ...
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Int J Cardiol
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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 ...
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Biomed Res Int
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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 ...
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JACC Heart Fail
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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 ...
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