Prevalence of Maternal Cardiovascular Comorbidities, CVD Increasing
A recent study found an increase in cardiovascular-related complications during pregnancy from 2001 to 2019.
Researchers, including Dr. Lau, M.D., M.P.H., from the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, examined trends in maternal cardiovascular comorbidities and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and pregnancy-related complications.
- The study analyzed 56,833 pregnancies among 38,996 individuals from 2001 to 2019.
- The overall prevalence of maternal CVD was 4 percent (age-adjusted, 8 percent).
- The age-adjusted prevalence of maternal CVD increased from 1 percent in 2001 to 7 percent in 2019.
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Author's summary: Cardiovascular complications during pregnancy increased from 2001 to 2019.