Association Between Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Diseases Within 24 Months After Delivery

Abstract

(Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023;229(1):65.e1–65.e15) Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among women in the United States. The association between hypertensive diseases of pregnancy (HDP) and CVD are well known with an increased risk of long-term morbidity. For short-term CVD outcomes after HDP, most existing data are limited to the immediate postpartum period and the data are limited on which specific cardiovascular diagnoses have the greatest risk profiles during the first 24 months after delivery. This study aimed to assess the risk of various cardiovascular diagnoses in the initial 24 months postdelivery among individuals with HDP compared with those without.