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Women -- especially Black women -- who experience gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia during pregnancy are at risk for new hypertension as early as 10 years later.

High BP in Pregnancy Could Affect Women's Hearts Long Term By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnancy-related high blood pressure can lead to long-term heart risks, new research shows. Compared to those with normal blood pressure during pregnancy, women who developed blood pressure disorders such as preeclampsia and gestational hypertension had significant differences in heart structure and function a decade after giving birth. These differences mainly affect the heart's left ventricle and may increase a woman's risk of heart disease and heart fa...

Women with a history of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy show signs of significant changes in the structure and function of their hearts 10 years after childbirth, a study found.

 E-Mail PITTSBURGH, Feb. 22, 2021 - Compared with women whose blood pressure during pregnancy was normal, women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, such as preeclampsia and gestational hypertension, have major differences in the structure and function of the heart a decade after childbirth, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers report today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The changes, which mainly affect the left ventricle of the heart, may predispose some women to ischemic heart disease and heart failure later in life without them...