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SUBMITTER: Harville EW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5726803 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Harville Emily W EW Juonala Markus M Viikari Jorma S A JSA Kähönen Mika M Raitakari Olli T OT
Pregnancy hypertension 20170804
<h4>Objectives</h4>Pregnancy complications predict or even predispose to later cardiovascular disease in the mother. We examined whether pregnancy complications are associated with post-pregnancy measures of endothelial dysfunction and arterial stiffness.<h4>Study design</h4>Prospective cohort; Data for 847 women female participants in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns study were linked with the national birth registry. Preterm birth (<37weeks), low birthweight (<2500g), small-for-gestation ...[more]