Miscarriage and giving birth to a stillborn baby appear to be increased risks of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. This is the conclusion of an American study published in The Annals of Family Medicine.
Researchers at Brown University in Rhode Island (United States) studied the case of 77,701 women between 1993 and 1998 who had developed cardiovascular disease. 30.3% of them had a history of miscarriage, 2.2% had given birth to a stillborn child and the same proportion of women had experienced both. The study does not indicate any link between pregnancy loss and hypertension, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio, and white blood cells in the blood.
Increased surveillance
Although researchers cannot yet explain what links these events to heart disease, the results still suggest closer monitoring of these women. Researchers suggest that they should therefore receive early intervention for cardiovascular disease risk factors such as diabetes,hypertension, cholesterol, obesity, cigarettes and diet.
To date, miscarriage has not been listed as a risk factor for developing coronary artery disease. Pending further in-depth research, the American Heart Association has recommended adding miscarriage as well as giving birth to a stillborn child as risk factors.
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