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<p>Hispanic/Latina women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) &ndash; conditions marked by high blood pressure during pregnancy &ndash; are more likely to have abnormalities in their heart structure and function decades later when compared with women without a history of HDP, according to a National Institutes of Health-supported study. The findings, published in the journal <em>Hypertension</em>, also suggest that while having high blood pressure later in life can contribute to these abnormalities, HDP play the greater role, significantly raising a woman&rsquo;s risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Hispanic/Latina women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) &ndash; conditions marked by high blood pressure during pregnancy &ndash; are more likely to have abnormalities in their heart structure and function decades later when compared with women without a history of HDP, according to a National Insti

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