Vascular Disease

Pregnant smokers raise their child's risk of stroke, heart attack

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 22nd, 2007

Women who smoke during pregnancy can cause permanent vascular damage in their children — increasing their risk for stroke and heart attack, researchers said at the American Heart Association’s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.

The Netherlands Atherosclerosis Risk in Young Adults (ARYA) study showed that participants who were exposed to smoke when their mothers were pregnant resulted in permanent cardiovascular damage that could be detected in young adulthood.

"This is the first report to demonstrate this association," said Cuno S. Uiterwaal, M.D., Ph.D., lead researcher and associate professor of clinical...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2007-03-22)

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