Open AccessPrevention Starts in the Womb: Opportunities for Addressing Cardiovascular Risk Factors During Pregnancy and Beyond
Author(s) -
Lochan M Shah,
Alison L. Wand,
Wendy Ying,
Allison G. Hays,
Roger S. Blumenthal,
Lili A. Barouch,
Sammy Zakaria,
Garima Sharma
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
methodist debakey cardiovascular journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.552
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1947-6094
pISSN - 1947-6108
DOI - 10.14797/mdcvj.696
Subject(s) - medicine , disease , pregnancy , intensive care medicine , risk factor , menopause , adverse effect , risk assessment , intervention (counseling) , obstetrics , genetics , psychiatry , biology , computer security , computer science
Early identification and mitigation of sex-specific cardiovascular disease risk factors is a potential trajectory-changing strategy to improve lifelong cardiovascular health in women. These sex-specific risk factors include adverse pregnancy outcomes, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and premature menopause. We start by discussing the impact and management of risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes as an upstream intervention for cardiovascular disease risk reduction and then address the long-term effect and mitigation of sex-specific risk factors for cardiovascular disease.