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Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and cardiovascular disease risk: a Mendelian randomisation study.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 25 Apr 2024
Tschiderer Lena, van der Schouw Yvonne T, Burgess Stephen, Bloemenkamp Kitty W M, Seekircher Lisa, Willeit Peter, Onland-Moret Charlotte, Peters Sanne A E
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Observational studies show that hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) are related to unfavourable maternal cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk profiles later in life. We investigated whether genetic liability to pre-eclampsia/eclampsia and gestational hypertension is associated with CVD risk factors and occurrence of CVD events. METHODS: We obtained genetic associations with HDPs from a genome-wide...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- Pregnancy
- Mendelian Randomization Analysis
- Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
- Middle Aged
- Genome-Wide Association Study
- Male
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- United Kingdom
