2016-02-01
Pregnancy and Long-Term Maternal Cardiovascular Health: Progress Through Harmonization of Research Cohorts and Biobanks
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Hypertension , Volume 67 - Issue 2 p. 251- 260
In 2011, the American Heart Association added preeclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and delivery of a growth-restricted child as pregnancy-related risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This move was applauded by the obstetric research community, which for some years had emphasized the importance of pregnancy as a stress test for detecting women at excessive risk for premature CVD.
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doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.06357, hdl.handle.net/1765/85442 | |
Hypertension | |
Organisation | Department of Gynaecology & Obstetrics |
Staff, A. C., Redman, C. W. G., Williams, D., Leeson, P., Moe, K., Thilaganathan, B., … Roberts, J. M. (2016). Pregnancy and Long-Term Maternal Cardiovascular Health: Progress Through Harmonization of Research Cohorts and Biobanks. Hypertension (Vol. 67, pp. 251–260). doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.06357 |