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Expert Q&A: What you need to know about pregnancy and heart health
(BPT) - While there are many health complications surrounding pregnancy and giving birth, those related to cardiovascular disease are some of the most common - and the number one killer of new moms in the U.S. According to The American Heart Association s Go Red for Women Movement, heart disease and stroke account for more than 25 percent of the roughly 700 deaths in the U.S. each year due to pregnancy complications.
Pregnancy puts stress on your heart and circulatory system, and it s important for women to pay attention to the risk factors. Adverse pregnancy outcomes are linked to hypertension, diabetes, abnormal cholesterol and cardiovascular disease events, including heart attack and stroke, long after their pregnancies, says Dr. Nisha I. Parikh, Chair of the American Heart Association s scientific statement writing committee and associate professor of medicine in the cardiovascular division at the Univ