Maternal Cardiovascular Morbidity Events Following Preeclampsia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with preeclampsia are at high risk for long-term cardiovascular events, yet the short-term, acute cardiovascular complications that follow preeclampsia are understudied. The objective of this study was to compare the short-term, acute maternal cardiovascular morbidity events after delivery among patients with a diagnosis of preeclampsia versus those without this diagnosis.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, the Premier inpatient database was used to examine a cohort of obstetric patients older than 18 years, who delivered from January 1, 2016, to September 30, 2020. A diagnosis of preeclampsia and preeclampsia with severe features during delivery hospitalization were the exposures of interest. The primary outcome was a composite of maternal cardi

SUBMITTER: Meng ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10023286 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature