Pregnancy Loss and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Mexican Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease in women often develops without conventional risk factors. Prenatal loss is a common pregnancy outcome that may result in physiological changes can increase the potential future risk of cardiovascular disease. Insufficient information exists regarding the impact of pregnancy loss on early markers of cardiovascular disease risk.

Methods and results

Cross-sectional analysis of 1767 disease-free women from the MTC (Mexican Teachers' Cohort) who had been pregnant was used to evaluate the relationship between pregnancy loss and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT). Participants responded to a questionnaire regarding their reproductive history, risk factors, and medical conditions. We defined pregnancy loss as history of miscarriage and/or stillbi

SUBMITTER: Hartasanchez SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5850165 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature