Characteristics of Premature Myocardial Infarction Among Women With Prior Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes mellitus, and preterm birth are associated with ischemic heart disease in later life.

Objectives

The authors aimed to study the features of premature myocardial infarction (MI) among women with and without prior APOs.

Methods

We performed a retrospective analysis of women with premature MI (<65 years of age) referred for left heart catheterization matched with a database of abstracted pregnancy data. We compared MI characteristics and epicardial coronary anatomy between women with and without APOs during their index pregnancy and evaluated time from delivery to MI.

Results

Of 391 women with premature MI and associated coronary angiography (age: 49 ± 8 years),

SUBMITTER: Countouris ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10487279 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature