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Cardiovascular Disease
Combined maternal placental syndrome/poor fetal growth raises premature heart disease risk
January 19th, 2006
The combined factors of maternal placental syndrome and poor fetal growth raise the premature heart disease risk in women. According to recent research from Canada, "Maternal placental syndromes, including the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and abruption or infarction of the placenta, probably originate from diseased placental vessels. The syndromes arise most often in women who have metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including obesity, pre-pregnancy hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidaemia." J.G. Ray and colleagues stated, "Our aim was to assess the risk of premature vascular disease in women who had had a pregnancy...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-19)
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