Women with a history of pregnancy loss are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease later

Women with a history of pregnancy loss are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease later -

The Annals of Family Medicine published today an article detailing the research showing that women with a history of pregnancy loss are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease later in adulthood than other women, the work of doctors in the Center for primary care and prevention (PAC) at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island.

Article "the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women with pregnancy loss before: Initiative on women's health" derives from analysis of data from the Maternity Experiences of a sample of 77.701 women, according to Donna Parker, ScD, director of Community health and research with the PAC. Among them, 30.3 percent reported a history of miscarriage, 2.2 percent of stillbirth history, and 2.2 percent by the story of the two.

"We found that the odds adjusted for coronary heart disease in women who had a stillbirth or more was 1.27 (95 percent confidence interval (CI), which is a measure of the reliability, from 1.07 to 1.51) compared with women who had no stillbirths "says Dr. Parker. "For women with a history of miscarriage, the odds ratio was 1.19 (95 percent, 1.08 to 1.32). For women with a history of two or more miscarriages, the odds ratio was 1.18 (95 percent, 1.04 to 1.34) compared with no error. "

the researchers found no significant association of ischemic stroke and pregnancy loss, she added. The association between pregnancy loss and coronary heart disease appears to be independent of blood pressure, body mass index, waist-hip ratio and counting of white blood cells.

"These results contribute to the growing body of evidence that the metabolic, hormonal and hemostatic pathway changes associated with pregnancy loss may contribute to the development of coronary heart disease in adulthood," says Dr. Parker.

women with miscarriage history or a stillborn child should be closely monitored and receive early intervention to their primary care physician to risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, obesity, smoking and diet are closely monitored and controlled.