Early postpartum blood pressure screening is associated with increased detection of cardiovascular risk factors in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Authors' conclusion
Early postpartum BP screening was performed in a minority of women with HDP, but was associated with greater detection of CV risk factors.
Study context
- Population
- Women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) without pre-existing hypertension (HTN), ≥6 months of clinical follow-up
- Participants
- 4,194 women
- Exposure
- Early vs late postpartum blood pressure (BP) screening
- Early BP screenn = 1,172
- Outcome
- Detection of incident cardiovascular (CV) risk factors (HTN, prediabetes, T2DM or hyperlipidemia)
- Follow-up
- Median 3.7 years
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Incident CV risk factor detection (HTN, prediabetes, T2DM or hyperlipidemia)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Receipt of early BP screening
- Women receiving early BP screening
- 1172 (28%)
- Older age, pre-existing hyperlipidemia, DM, sickle cell disease, hypothyroidism, gestational diabetes and delivery during or after 2014 independently associated with early screening; Hispanic ethnicity with late screening
≥1 new risk factor detected (all women) · median follow-up 3.7 years
- Women with ≥1 new risk factor
- 1012 (24%)
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Original publication
Early postpartum blood pressure screening is associated with increased detection of cardiovascular risk factors in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Am Heart J. Published 4 April 2024. doi:10.
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