Women and Cardiovascular Disease: Pregnancy, the Forgotten Risk Factor

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability in women globally, accounting for 32% of deaths in females. There are several female-specific risk factors for CVD that are under appreciated clinically, insufficiently researched and not given adequate attention in CVD risk prediction.Hypertensive and metabolic disorders of pregnancy are independent risk factors for the development of premature CVD. They confer more than double the risk of CVD in exposed women, but are not included in any current, multivariable CVD risk prediction models.

Source: Heart, Lung and Circulation - October 10, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Clare Arnott, Sanjay Patel, Jon Hyett, Garry Jennings, Mark Woodward, David S. Celermajer Tags: Review Source Type: research