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 the incidence of pregnancy-related cardiovascular complications.
- The study analyzed 56,833 pregnancies among 38,996 individuals from a primary care electronic health record cohort between 2001 and 2019.
- The overall prevalence of maternal CVD was 4 percent (age-adjusted, 8 percent) and increased during the study period.
- The age-adjusted prevalence of maternal CVD was 1 percent in 2001 and 7 percent in 2019.
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Author's summary: Study finds increase in cardiovascular complications during pregnancy.