Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health has opened a heart disease clinic for pregnant and postpartum women.
The new Cone Health Medical Group HeartCare Cardio-Obstetrics Clinic is at the system's MedCenter for Women in Greensboro, according to an April 20 news release. The clinic, led by cardiologist Kardie Tobb, DO, will provide care for women before, during and after pregnancy.
"Health risks from heart disease have increased for pregnant women since 1990, in part due to the increasing age of women in pregnancy and increases in cardiovascular risk factors in all women," Dr. Tobb said. "Heart care has become an important resource for women before, during and months after pregnancy."