Posts by Michael C. Honigberg, MD, MPP
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Medical Grand Rounds: Sports Cardiology, Pregnancy and Future Cardiovascular Health
In a Cardiology Medical Grand Rounds presentation, Michael Honigberg, MD, MPP, and James Sawalla Guseh, MD, of the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, presented on the implications of pregnancy history for preventive cardiovascular care and the emerging discipline of sports cardiology.
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Lipoprotein(a) Prognostic of CHD in Contemporary Cohort Receiving Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Michael C. Honigberg, MD, MPP, Pradeep Natarajan, MD, MMSc, and Mark Trinder, MSc, studied 88,266 participants in the UK Biobank and found no evidence that contemporary menopausal hormone therapy reduces the lipoprotein(a)-associated risk of coronary heart disease.
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Hypercholesterolemia Not Adequately Managed in Younger Adults
Michael C. Honigberg, MD, MPP, of the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, and colleagues highlight the need to improve adherence to guideline-recommended strategies for cholesterol management in adults ages 20 to 39, including those with moderate hypercholesterolemia.
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CV Risk Associated with Premature Menopause: Clonal Hematopoiesis May Contribute
Michael C. Honigberg, MD, MPP, and Pradeep Natarajan, MD, MMSc, of the Cardiovascular Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, and colleagues have linked premature menopause to increased odds of age-associated mutations in blood cells, a recently recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
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Management of Blood Pressure, BMI May Reduce the Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
In a large cohort of U.K. women, genetic predisposition to high blood pressure and higher body mass index was significantly associated with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
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Both Natural and Surgical Premature Menopause Increase the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
In a prospective cohort of 144,260 postmenopausal women, natural and surgical menopause before age 40 years were associated with a statistically significant increased risk of a composite of cardiovascular diseases.
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Studies Uncover Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have found significant connections between cardiovascular disease risk and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and early menopause.
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Cardiovascular Risk After Hypertensive Disorder of Pregnancy Persists into Midlife
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with a range of cardiovascular conditions later in life, including valvular disease, according to the first study that began prospective follow-up at midlife.
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Gaps Remain in Preventative Care of Patients With Nonobstructive CAD Discovered in ED Visits
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have become the first to study both hospital and long-term outpatient management after nonobstructive coronary artery disease is detected by computed tomography angiography performed in the emergency department.
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