Women with Preterm Birth Have Evidence of Subclinical Atherosclerosis a Decade After Delivery.

ABSTRACT: Background: Women with preterm birth (PTB) have excess risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and metabolic dysregulation after delivery, but vascular mechanisms are poorly understood. We considered that women with PTB may have evidence of subclinical atherosclerosis after delivery, perhaps related to cardiometabolic risk factors. Materials and Methods: The Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Health Moms (POUCHmoms) study followed women from pregnancy through 7 to 15 years after delivery (n = 678). Women underwent B-mode ultrasound to measure the average intima-media thickness (IMT) across the common carotid, bulb, and internal carotid artery segments at follow-up (n = 605). Linear regression estimated the overall and segment-specific difference in IMT

SUBMITTER: Catov JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537116 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature