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Pregnancy-associated cardiac dysfunction and the regulatory role of microRNAs [PDF]

Biology of Sex Differences, 2020
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, Lejla Medzikovic, Soban Umar, Mansoureh Eghbali   +3 more
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Single‐Multiple and Recurrent Pregnancy‐Related Complications and Incident Cardiovascular Disease: A Nationwide Data Linkage Study in Wales, UK [PDF]

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Pregnancy‐related complications are linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk, but comprehensive evaluations of diverse complications, particularly multiple or recurrent events, are limited.
Tariq Al Bahhawi, Stephanie L. Harrison, Deirdre A. Lane, Flemming Skjøth, Iain Buchan, Andrew Sharp, Hoda Abbasizanjani, Ashley Akbari, Fatemeh Torabi, Julian Halcox, Dharani K. Hapangama, Gregory Y. H. Lip   +11 more
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A scoping review exploring women’s experiences of cardiometabolic pregnancy complications and future cardiovascular health implications [PDF]

npj Cardiovascular Health
Women who develop cardiometabolic pregnancy complications including gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), fetal growth restriction (FGR) and preterm birth (PTB) are at increased risk of type 2 diabetes and ...
Wentong Xu, Monique Wisnewski, Caroline Kindsvater, Helena Teede, Lisa J. Moran, Sarah Lang   +5 more
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Pregnancy complications and cardiovascular disease risk perception: A qualitative study.

PLoS ONE, 2022
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, Zohra S Lassi, Maleesa M Pathirana, Michelle D Plummer, Gus A Dekker, Claire T Roberts, Margaret A Arstall   +6 more
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Management of acute cardiovascular complications in pregnancy [PDF]

European Heart Journal, 2021
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, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, Werner Budts, Andrea Donti, Katherine E Economy, Gaetano Domenico Gargiulo, Michael Gatzoulis, Michael Job Landzberg, Anne Marie Valente, Jolien Roos-Hesselink   +9 more
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Hypertension in pregnancy as an early sex-specific risk factor for cardiovascular diseases: evidence and awareness [PDF]

Folia Medica, 2022
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, Fedya P. Nikolov, Ekaterina H. Uchikova, Krasimira A. Hristova, Rosen D. Mihaylov, Blagovesta G. Pencheva   +5 more
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Pregnancy Complications and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Later in Life: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2022
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, Maria Lundgren, Bertil Lindahl, Christina Christersson   +3 more
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The prevalence of documented cardiovascular-related pregnancy complications: cross-sectional study in an academic primary care centre

BJGP Open, 2022
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, Debbie Elman, Aakriti Pyakurel, Karen Fleming   +3 more
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Cardiovascular Complications of Pregnancy [PDF]

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2015
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, Wenger, Nanette K.   +1 more
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Cardiovascular Complications in Pregnancy [PDF]

Circulation, 2018
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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