Maternal cardiovascular risk after hypertensive disorder of pregnancy
In this Australian cohort of 528,106 women, of whom 10.3% experienced a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP) in first pregnancy, HDPs, especially early onset, conferred a clear increase in CVD risk (2.1 per 1000 if no HDP and 5.5 per 1000 following HDP), worsened by smoking.
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Heart