Do self-reported pregnancy complications add to risk evaluation in older women with established cardiovascular disease?

ABSTRACT:

Background

In postmenopausal women with established cardiovascular disease (CVD), it is unknown whether a history of pregnancy complications are related to multisite artery disease (MSAD), defined as atherosclerotic lesions in at least two major vascular beds. Pregnancy complications are an established risk factor for CVD. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of pregnancy complications and their association to specific atherosclerotic manifestations and prediction of MSAD in older women with and without CVD.

Methods

In total, 556 women were invited to participate in the study. Of these women 307 reported former pregnancy from a cohort of women with (n = 233) and without CVD (n = 74). The self-reported frequency of pregnancy complications were surveyed retrospectivel

SUBMITTER: Cederlof ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6916002 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature