Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Long-Term Risk of Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The impact of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on developing dilated cardiomyopathy is unknown.

Objective

To determine whether hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with long-term risk of dilated cardiomyopathy.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based cohort study performed in England used the following linked electronic health records databases: Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Pregnancy Register, CPRD Aurum (primary care), Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care, and Office for National Statistics mortality data. Participants included an exposed cohort of 14 083 patients in their first pregnancy with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (index date observed: January 1997 to December 2018; followed up unti

SUBMITTER: Tayal U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11966468 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature