Sentences with phrase «hypertensive disease»

«Study finds recurrent hypertensive disease of pregnancy associated with early mortality: Pregnancy provides a window to future health.»

In a study to be presented Friday, Jan. 27, in the oral plenary session at 8 a.m. PST, at the Society for Maternal - Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, researchers with University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Intermountain Healthcare and the Huntsman Cancer Institute (all in Salt Lake City, Utah), will present the study, Long - term mortality risk and life expectancy following recurrent hypertensive disease of pregnancy.

In the study, the researchers found that women who have two or more pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disease of pregnancy have a higher risk for early mortality from several causes compared to women who only have one affected pregnancy.

Alcohol consumption was associated with a higher risk of stroke, heart failure, fatal aortic aneurysms, fatal hypertensive disease and heart failure and there were no clear thresholds where drinking less did not have a benefit.

Overall, there was no change in the reported level of hypertensive disease between 2001 and 2004 - 05 (7 %)(table 8).

Using birth certificate data, researchers determined the number of pregnancies affected by hypertensive disease of pregnancy for each woman.

Existing recommendations for postpartum and prenatal care that may prevent recurrent hypertensive disease of pregnancy include the use of reliable contraception following delivery to prevent unintended pregnancy and taking low - dose aspirin in subsequent pregnancies to reduce recurrence risk.

CPMs can't prevent or treat peripartum cardiomyopathy, massive maternal hemorrhage or hypertensive disease.

Lauren Theilen, M.D. one of the primary researchers of the study and the presenter of the research at the upcoming SMFM annual meeting, explained, «Importantly, we are unable to say whether the hypertensive disease of pregnancy plays a causal role here, but we feel that further study is warranted to determine whether interventions such as early screening for chronic disease may improve long - term health outcomes among these women.»

Hypertensive disease of pregnancy is a group of diseases which includes preeclampsia, eclampsia, gestational hypertension and chronic hypertension.

Overall, 328 events were as a result of hypertensive disease, 103 from ischemic heart disease, and 146 from heart disease.

Hypertensive disease (high blood pressure) was the most commonly reported heart and circulatory condition among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in 2004 - 05, affecting 22 % of those aged 35 years and over (table 9 and Technical Note: table 2).

Hypertensive diseases of pregnancy and the development of behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence: The Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort Study