Missed opportunities to prevent cardiovascular disease in women with prior preeclampsia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women in every major developed country and in most emerging nations. Complications of pregnancy, including preeclampsia, indicate a subsequent increase in cardiovascular risk. There may be a primary care provider knowledge gap regarding preeclampsia as a risk factor for CVD. The objective of our study is to determine how often internists at an academic institution inquire about a history of preeclampsia, as compared to a history of smoking, hypertension and diabetes, when assessing CVD risk factors at well-woman visits. Additional aims were (1) to educate internal medicine primary care providers on the significance of preeclampsia as a risk factor for CVD disease and (2) to assess the impact of education inter

SUBMITTER: Brener A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528479 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature