Markers of maternal cardiac dysfunction in pre-eclampsia and superimposed pre-eclampsia

Women who experience hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases including hypertension, stroke, and ischaemic heart disease later in life.1 –3 This risk is evident shortly after an affected pregnancy and persists for decades.4 The mechanism underlying this association is not known, particularly whether women who develop hypertensive disorders are at higher risk pre-pregnancy and pregnancy unmasks their cardiovascular risk, or whether hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are an index event causing cardiovascular damage.
Source: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Full length article Source Type: research