{"id":7204,"date":"2026-05-08T18:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/?p=7204"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:51:06","slug":"unc-cardio-obstetrics-team-showcases-research-at-international-pregnancy-conference-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/2026\/05\/08\/unc-cardio-obstetrics-team-showcases-research-at-international-pregnancy-conference-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Cardio-Obstetrics Team Showcases Research at International Pregnancy Conference in Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The UNC Cardio-Obstetric Group attends Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy in Barcelona, Spain.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<p>Members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/maternal-fetal-medicine\/cardiovascular-care-during-pregnancy-and-postpartum\/\">UNC cardio-obstetrics<\/a> had a strong presence at the 10th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP 2026), held April 16\u201319, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. The meeting brought together global experts to advance care at the intersection of cardiovascular disease and pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>The UNC group, bringing together Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialists and cardiology colleagues, highlighted a range of research and clinical work through multiple trainee-led presentations.<\/p>\n<p>Ashley Ruhashya, MS3, delivered two oral presentations focused on cardioversion in pregnancy and antihypertensive management among patients with pre-pregnancy medication exposure. Grace Tabor, MS4 and incoming UNC OB-GYN intern, presented on the use of furosemide following hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Residents also contributed to the program. Sweet Hope Mapatano, MD (PGY-3), presented a case involving pulmonary hypertension in pregnancy, while Emma Trawick, MD (PGY-7), shared outcomes from Cohort 1 of the ACHIEVE trial. From cardiology, Marykate Carrillo, MD (PGY-7), delivered an oral case presentation on Kawasaki disease in pregnancy.<\/p>\n<div>The conference participation reflects UNC\u2019s continued commitment to advancing research and clinical excellence in cardio-obstetrics, as well as supporting trainee scholarship on an international stage.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The CFP is a chance for the international cardio-obstetric community to advance the management of heart disease in pregnancy by sharing research and having expert discussions through a multidisciplinary approach. The CPP 2026\u00a0\u2013 10th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy is\u00a0accredited\u00a0by the European Board for Accreditation of Continuing Education for Health Professionals (EBAC\u00ae).\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/maternal-fetal-medicine\/cardiovascular-care-during-pregnancy-and-postpartum\/\">Cardio-Obstetrics Page<\/a>.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7205 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2343.heic\" alt=\"Ashley Ruhashya attends attend the 10th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP 2026).\" width=\"338\" height=\"451\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7206 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2378.heic\" alt=\"Grace Tabor, MS4 attends  the 10th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP 2026).\" width=\"334\" height=\"446\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2347.heic\" alt=\"Emma Trawick attends attend the 10th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP 2026).\" width=\"946\" height=\"709\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2361-2.heic\" alt=\"Cardio Obstetrics Team at CPP 2026\" width=\"944\" height=\"708\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7209\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2362-2.heic\" alt=\"Medical Students and Post Grads at CPP 2026\" width=\"943\" height=\"707\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-7210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2375.heic\" alt=\"Sweet Hope Mapatano, MD PGY 3 attends attend the 10th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP 2026).\" width=\"942\" height=\"706\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UNC Cardio-Obstetric Group attends Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy in Barcelona, Spain. Members of the UNC cardio-obstetrics had a strong presence at the 10th International Congress on Cardiac Problems in Pregnancy (CPP 2026), held April 16\u201319, 2026, in Barcelona, Spain. The meeting brought together global experts to advance care at the intersection of cardiovascular disease &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/2026\/05\/08\/unc-cardio-obstetrics-team-showcases-research-at-international-pregnancy-conference-in-spain\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about UNC Cardio-Obstetrics Team Showcases Research at International Pregnancy Conference in Spain\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116513,"featured_media":7209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"layout":"","cellInformation":"","apiCallInformation":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cardio-obstetric","odd"],"acf":[],"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2362-2.heic","featured_image_medium":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2362-2.heic","featured_image_medium_large":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2362-2.heic","featured_image_large":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2362-2.heic","featured_image_thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1360\/2026\/05\/IMG_2362-2.heic","featured_image_alt":"Medical Students and Post Grads at CPP 2026","category_details":[{"name":"Cardio-Obstetric","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/category\/maternal-fetal-medicine\/cardio-obstetric\/"}],"tag_details":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/116513"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7204"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7212,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7204\/revisions\/7212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/obgyn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}