Association between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and later risk of cardiovascular outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are common pregnancy complications that are associated with greater cardiovascular disease risk for mothers. However, risk of cardiovascular disease subtypes associated with gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia is unclear. The present study aims to compare the risk of cardiovascular disease outcomes for women with and without a history of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia using national hospital admissions data.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of national medical records from all National Health Service hospitals in England. Women who had one or more singleton live births in England between 1997 and 2015 were included in the analysis. Risk of total cardiovascular disease and 19 pre-specified cardiovas

SUBMITTER: Oliver-Williams C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787919 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature