Incident Heart Failure Within the First and Fifth Year after Delivery Among Women With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Prepregnancy Hypertension in a Diverse Population.

ABSTRACT: Background Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and pre-pregnancy hypertension are associated with increased morbidity and mortality for the mother. Our aim was to investigate the relationships between HDP and pre-pregnancy hypertension with maternal heart failure (HF) within 1 and 5 years of delivery and to examine racial/ethnic differences. Methods and Results We conducted a retrospective cohort study in South Carolina (2004-2016) involving 425 649 women aged 12 to 49 years (58.9% non-Hispanic White [NHW], 31.5% non-Hispanic Black [NHB], 9.6% Hispanic) with a live, singleton birth. Incident HF was defined by hospital/emergency department visit and death certificate data. Pre-pregnancy hypertension and HDP (preeclampsia, eclampsia, or gestational hypertension) were based on hospitali

SUBMITTER: Malek AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8649300 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature