High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Predisposes Children to Heart Disease and Stroke Risk
Gestational hypertensive disorders increase the chances of heart disease and stroke in children
Children who were born to moms with hypertensive pregnancy disorders had 29% and 33% increased risks of heart disease, and stroke
Shared genetic or environmental factors and direct intrauterine effects could owe to the risk of heart disease and stroke respectively
Maternal hypertensive disorders could predispose children to ischemic heart disease and stroke, says finding of the study presented at the online scientific conference of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Heart & Stroke, 2021.
"Our findings indicate that hypertensive disorders during pregnancy are associated with increased risks of stroke and potentially heart disease in offspring up to the age of 41 years," said study author Dr. Fen Yang, PhD student, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.