Key result
Among women at least 6 months post-preeclampsia, only 28% practiced weekly aerobic exercise and 45 of 78 assessed blood pressure monthly, showing low awareness of future cardiovascular risk.
Cross-Sectional (n=141)
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Women with a history of preeclampsia and their general practitioners often fail to recognize and act upon the condition as a significant risk factor for future cardiovascular disease.
History of preeclampsia may warrant enhanced cardiovascular risk counseling; leaves open whether such efforts reduce future events.
Objective. To evaluate the impact of preeclampsia in the modification of lifestyle habits and decreasing cardiovascular risk factors in a population of women at least 6 months after having the diagnosis of preeclampsia. Methods. Cross-sectional observational study. Data included 141 cases of preeclampsia and chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia on singleton births diagnosed in our institution between January 2010 and December 2013. From the cases diagnosed over 6 months a standardized questionnaire evaluating lifestyle changes was applied. Results. We reviewed 141 cases, of which 120 were diagnosed for more than 6 months. An overall participation rate in the questionnaire of 65% was yielded. A slight increase from the mean BMI before pregnancy was found. No statistical significant association was established between postpregnancy mean BMI, weight variation, and the frequency of aerobic exercise with the severity of preeclampsia. Only 28% of our cases were practising aerobic exercise at least weekly. The majority of women assessed blood pressure at least monthly (45/78), but only 25 assessed glycaemia at least once/year. Conclusion. This study shows that the majority of our patients and general practitioners do not take into consideration a previous pregnancy affected by preeclampsia as a risk factor for future cardiovascular disease.
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Pinto et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in Preeclampsia and chronic hypertension with superimposed preeclampsia (n=141). History of preeclampsia was evaluated on Modification of lifestyle habits and decreasing cardiovascular risk factors. Among women at least 6 months post-preeclampsia, only 28% practiced weekly aerobic exercise and 45 of 78 assessed blood pressure monthly, showing low awareness of future cardiovascular risk.
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