The Fourth Trimester: Pregnancy as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease

Pregnancy identifies women who may be at a greater risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), based on the development adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), and identify benefit from atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) reduction efforts. APOs are common although they separate diagnoses, all these disorders seem to share an underlying pathogenesis. What is not clear whether APO itself initiates pathway that results in or uncovers woman’s predisposition CVD. Regardless, have immediate risks maternal foetal health, addition longer-term consequences. assessment stratification remains complex and, historically, has underestimated risk, especially young women. Further research needed into role ASCVD effect aggressive modification with history APOs.