Pregnancy-Related Complications and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Pregnancy-related complications are associated with a higher risk of various incident cardiovascular diseases, but their specific potential relationship with incident atrial fibrillation (AF) is less clear. This systematic review summarises the available evidence from observational studies which have examined associations between pregnancy-related complications and the risk of AF. MEDLINE and EMBASE (Ovid) were searched for studies between 1990 to 10 February 2022. Pregnancy-related complications examined included hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), gestational diabetes, placental abruption, preterm birth, small-for-gestational-age and stillbirth. Study selection, data extraction and quality assessment were completed independently by two reviewers. Narrative synthesis was used to ev

SUBMITTER: Al Bahhawi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9959873 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature