Maternal Hypertensive Disorder
Sustaining cardiovascular health after complicated pregnancy could lower future CVD risk
Women with a history of adverse pregnancy outcomes may be able to achieve similar heart health as women with no such history if they adhere to the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8, a speaker reported.
Remote blood pressure intervention in first few weeks after pregnancy yields long-term benefit
PHILADELPHIA — In a new trial, remote self-monitoring of blood pressure and physician-guided titration of medication after a hypertensive pregnancy lowered BP during the first 9 months postpartum more than usual care, a speaker reported.
BP patterns reveal ‘hidden risk’ of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
CHICAGO — Distinct blood pressure patterns identified during the first half of gestation may reveal “hidden risk” for developing a hypertensive disorder later in pregnancy among ostensibly low-to-moderate risk women, according to a speaker.
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy confer elevated CVD risk for offspring
Children of mothers who had maternal hypertensive disorders during pregnancy had elevated risk for developing CVD later in life, according to a presentation at ESC Heart & Stroke, a conference of the European Society of Cardiology.