Preeclampsia and cardiovascular disease death: prospective evidence from the child health and development studies cohort.

ABSTRACT: This study prospectively investigates the contribution of pregnancy complications and other reproductive age risk factors on the risk of subsequent cardiovascular disease death. Participants were 14 403 women in the Child Health and Development Studies pregnancy cohort drawn from the Kaiser Permanente Health Plan in California. Only women with nonmissing parity and no previously diagnosed heart conditions were included. A total of 481 had observed preeclampsia, and 266 died from cardiovascular disease. The median age at enrollment was 26 years, and the median follow-up time was 37 years. Cardiovascular disease death was determined by linkage with the California Department of Vital Statistics. Observed preeclampsia was independently associated with cardiovascular disease death (mutually adj

SUBMITTER: Mongraw-Chaffin ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3037281 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature