New $15 million study aims to understand cardiovascular and kidney disease risk factors in women

2025 Go Red Luncheon: Courageous women

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) -- The American Heart Association is celebrating 100 years of bold hearts and had a grand time as the association celebrated courageous women on the beautiful country club on Wilmington Island. Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the United States, and often times the disease goes undiagnosed or simply misdiagnosed as well. WSAV wants to make sure that we continue to raise awareness and educate you about heart…

New $15 million study aims to understand cardiovascular and kidney disease risk factors in women

Research teams from Augusta University, Massachusetts General Hospital and The Ohio State University will lead a $15 million project dedicated to studying the various ways that risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney diseases impact women.

Researchers Receive Grant to Study Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome in Women

The American Heart Association funds scientists at Augusta University, Massachusetts General Hospital and The Ohio State University to study the different ways in which risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney diseases impact women.

Researchers awarded $15 million to study cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome in women

(NewMediaWire) - April 22, 2025 - DALLAS — Research teams from Augusta University, Massachusetts General Hospital and The Ohio State University will lead a $15 million project dedicated to studying the various ways that risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney diseases impact women. The American Heart Association’s Strategically Focused Research Network (SFRN) on Cardiovascular Kidney Metabolic Syndrome: Heterogeneity in Women aims to learn wh…

MONTREAL — A new study paints an unprecedented picture of changes in women's body during and after pregnancy, including long-term impacts on organs such as the liver and kidneys. The data from this study are derived from 76 laboratory tests performed during more than 300,000 pregnancies, representing a total of some 44 million measurements. Each test was evaluated weekly, from 20 weeks before conception to 80 weeks after delivery. These 76 tests…

A new study paints an unprecedented picture of changes in women's body during and after pregnancy, including long-term impacts on organs such as the liver and kidneys.