Prevalence of Maternal Cardiovascular Comorbidities, CVD Increasing
The prevalence of maternal cardiovascular comorbidities, disease, and complications increased from 2001 to 2019.
According to a study published online, researchers found an increase in cardiovascular-related complications during pregnancy.
Lau, M.D., M.P.H., from the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues examined trends in the prevalence of maternal cardiovascular comorbidities and cardiovascular disease (CVD) and the incidence of pregnancy-related cardiovascular complications.
The study analyzed 56,833 pregnancies among 38,996 individuals from a primary care electronic health record cohort between 2001 and 2019.
The researchers found that the overall prevalence of maternal CVD was 4 percent (age-adjusted, 8 percent) and increased during the study period.
The age-adjusted prevalence was 1 percent in 2001 and 7 percent in 2019.
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Author summary: Maternal cardiovascular comorbidities increased from 2001 to 2019.