Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology
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Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol · Sep 2017
Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and the Risk of Subsequent Cardiovascular Disease.
Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (HDP) have been shown to predict later risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, previous studies have not accounted for subsequent pregnancies and their complications, which are potential confounders and intermediates of this association. ⋯ Women with HDP are at increased risk of developing subsequent CVD and hypertension. Similar estimates obtained with the MSM and the time-fixed analysis suggests that subsequent pregnancies do not confound a first episode of HDP and later CVD.