The association of high blood pressure during pregnancy with the risk of heart disease

Reuters

An American study suggests that women who have high blood pressure during pregnancy may have an increased risk of recurrence or a diagnosis of other triggering heart diseases such as hypercholesterolemia and diabetes

. "The study found that 59,000 women were born for the first time between 1964 and 2008," found the study's authors. Twenty-seventh p pawn on average. Overall, 2.9% had high blood pressure during pregnancy and 6.3% preeclampsia. [19659003] Hypertensive women were more likely to re-offend in the future, almost three times more than those who had normal blood pressure during pregnancy.

For those who have suffered from preeclampsia, their chances have more than doubled. The results were related to high blood pressure during pregnancy and a 65% increase in the risk of diabetes and a 36% increase in the risk of high cholesterol. [19659007] Congestive toxicity was associated with 75% diabetes and 31% elevated cholesterol. "It is important for women to report to their doctors that they have already suffered from hypertension during pregnancy and preeclampsia because they increase the risk of heart disease," said Jennifer Stewart, senior researcher at the Harvard School of Public Health.

"Physicians usually examine the risk factors for these heart diseases in the elderly, but we find that women who suffer from high blood pressure during pregnancy are exposed to these factors early in their lives," she said. "These women have the habit of consulting their doctor regularly after pregnancy to monitor blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol."

The researchers reported in the study published in the journal Allalz of International Medicine that the risks of hypertension, cholesterol and blood sugar were the highest. The first year after birth

The researchers concluded that other risk factors for heart attack or stroke such as obesity, smoking, and family history had no effect on the results.