Pregnancy complications and cardiovascular disease risk perception: A qualitative study.
ObjectivesWe aimed to assess women's perceptions on the long-term risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) after major pregnancy complications.MethodsWomen who experienced major pregnancy complications and those who experienced uncomplicated pregnancies ...
Prabha H Andraweera +6 more
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Pregnancy-associated cardiac dysfunction and the regulatory role of microRNAs [PDF]
Many crucial cardiovascular adaptations occur in the body during pregnancy to ensure successful gestation. Maladaptation of the cardiovascular system during pregnancy can lead to complications that promote cardiac dysfunction and may lead to heart ...
Laila Aryan +3 more
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Pregnancy Complications and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Later in Life: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between pregnancy complications and cardiovascular mortality and hospitalizations of cardiovascular disease (CVD) after adjustment for major confounding.
Elin Täufer Cederlöf +3 more
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Management of acute cardiovascular complications in pregnancy [PDF]
Abstract The growing population of women with heart disease of reproductive age has been associated with an increasing number of high-risk pregnancies. Pregnant women with heart disease are a very heterogeneous population, with different risks for maternal cardiovascular, obstetric, and foetal complications. Adverse cardiovascular events
Gabriele Egidy Assenza +9 more
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Maternal knowledge about long-term consequences of pregnancy complications – a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Purpose Pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, obesity, and gestational diabetes mellitus are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) later in life.
Marlene Böhm +3 more
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Hypertension in pregnancy as an early sex-specific risk factor for cardiovascular diseases: evidence and awareness [PDF]
Despite being a physiological condition, human pregnancy is known to cause numerous complications that can endanger the life of the mother and the fetus alike.
Dolina G. Gencheva +5 more
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Background: Pregnancy and the postpartum period offer a unique opportunity to identify patients with risk factors leading to premature cardiovascular disease (CVD), which often go unrecognised. Aim: This study investigates self-reported prevalence of CVD-
Shivani Bhat +3 more
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Vascular related pregnancy complications: genetics and remote cardiovascular risk [PDF]
Preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) are common vascular related pregnancy syndromes of unknown cause. Both preeclampsia and IUGR are responsible for a significant maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide ...
Berends, A.L. (Anne)
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Cardiovascular Complications of Pregnancy [PDF]
Pregnancy causes significant metabolic and hemodynamic changes in a woman’s physiology to allow for fetal growth. The inability to adapt to these changes might result in the development of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (hypertension, preeclampsia or eclampsia), gestational diabetes and preterm birth.
Gongora, Maria Carolina +1 more
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Cardiovascular Complications in Pregnancy [PDF]
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death during pregnancy, accounting for ≈33% of the maternal deaths in the United States.1 There is also increasing evidence that there is a significant link between complications of pregnancy and CVD later in life.
Cornelia R, Graves, Stacy F, Davis
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