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Prediction of future chronic hypertension from maternal characteristics in early pregnancy

2023-05-01 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundPre-eclampsia (PE) and gestational hypertension (GH) identify women at increased risk of chronic hypertension (CH) and cardiovascular disease, but as efforts to prevent PE and GH advance, fewer women at increased cardiovascular risk will be identified. MethodsCohort of 26,511 women seen in two consecutive pregnancies. Included were women without CH, with information on maternal characteristics and blood pressure (BP) at 11-13 weeks gestation, and development of PE or GH in the index p...

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