Pregnancy complications may predict future heart disease risk

Pregnancy complications may predict future heart disease risk

Source: News-Medical

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature's stress test and may uncover an individual's risk for heart disease later in life, according to new research published in the JACC, the flagship journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Complications during pregnancy (or adverse pregnancy outcomes), like gestational diabetes and newly developed high blood pressure, act as nature's stress test and may uncover an individual's risk for heart disease later in life, according to new rese… [3737 chars]

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