Open AccessPregnancy Loss and Later Risk of Atherosclerotic Disease
Author(s) -
Mattis Flyvholm Ranthe,
Elisabeth A. Wreford Andersen,
Jan Wohlfahrt,
Henning Bundgaard,
Mads Melbye,
Heather A. Boyd
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.112.000285
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease , disease , obstetrics , intensive care medicine , genetics , biology
Pregnancy losses and atherosclerotic disease may be etiologically linked through underlying pathology. We examined whether miscarriage and stillbirth increase later risk of myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, and renovascular hypertension.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom