Women with prior preterm birth before 34 weeks exhibited higher blood pressure, atherogenic lipids, and IMT compared to those with term births.
Does prior preterm birth increase the risk of subclinical cardiovascular disease in women 4 to 12 years after pregnancy?
Women with a history of specific types of preterm birth exhibit detectable subclinical cardiovascular risk factors 4 to 12 years postpartum.
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In the decade following pregnancy, women with non-preeclamptic-indicated PTB or PTB delivered before 34 weeks had higher blood pressure, atherogenic lipids, and IMT compared to women with term births. There may be subgroups of women with a prior PTB with excess cardiovascular risk that is detectable before overt clinical disease.
Catov et al. (Sat,) reported a other. Women with prior preterm birth before 34 weeks exhibited higher blood pressure, atherogenic lipids, and IMT compared to those with term births.
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