Blood Pressure Patterns and Subsequent Coronary Artery Calcification in Women Who Delivered Preterm BirthsNovelty and Significance [Pregnancy and Hypertension]

Women who delivered preterm infants have excess cardiovascular disease, but vascular pathways linking these conditions are not understood. We considered that higher blood pressure over 25 years among women with preterm delivery may be associated with coronary artery calcification (CAC). The CARDIA study (Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults) enrolled 1049 black and white women with births between 1985 and 2010 (n=272 ever preterm [

Source: Hypertension - June 13, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Janet M. Catov, Gabrielle G. Snyder, Abigail Fraser, Cora E. Lewis, Kiang Liu, Andrew D. Althouse, Marnie Bertolet, Erica P. Gunderson Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Epidemiology, Pregnancy, Women Original Articles Source Type: research