Key result
A history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy or preeclampsia is associated with a >2-fold and >3-fold increased risk of cardiovascular death, respectively, highlighting the need for preventive action.
Highlights the critical need to translate existing evidence regarding the elevated long-term cardiovascular risk in women with pregnancy-related disorders into actionable clinical implementation.
he excess long-term cardiovascular risks observed in women who experienced pregnancyrelated disorders have been well described.[1][2][3] Recent studies showed that women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) had >2fold risk of cardiovascular death, 4 whereas those with preeclampsia experienced >3-fold risk.5 Even before the occurrence of clinical events, cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary atherosclerosis, have been evolving as submerged clinical icebergs.6 These pregnancy-related disorders can be seen as a way of identifying any potential increased risk of heart problems in women, either attributed to actual causes or shared factors.Despite the scientific evidence, not much progress has been made in using this knowledge to improve health outcomes.The time is ripe to focus on implementation.
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Chan et al. (2023) conducted an editorial in Pregnancy-related disorders. Pregnancy-related disorders (hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, preeclampsia) was evaluated. A history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy or preeclampsia is associated with a >2-fold and >3-fold increased risk of cardiovascular death, respectively, highlighting the need for preventive action.
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