title: Cardiovascular disease screening.
abstract: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death amongst women worldwide. Cardiovascular risk assessment and primary prevention are important strategies to improve morbidity and mortality. In additional to the traditional risk factors, pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia and gestational diabetes increment future risk of developing cardiovascular complications. Additionally, several serum biomarkers are valuable measures for both risk assessment and predictors of clinical outcomes in women. The purpose of this review is to describe current risk stratification schemes as well as outline the role of obstetric history and serum biomarkers in adjusting risk stratification in women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Dr S, Bld 56, Ste 800, Orange, CA.
authors.forename: Jennifer Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, 101 The City Dr S, Bld 56, Ste 800, Orange, CA; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA. Electronic address: ahameed@uci.edu.
authors.forename: Afshan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hameed
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011247:Pregnancy; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D057185:Sedentary Behavior; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008055:Lipids; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D002097:C-Reactive Protein
keywords: CVD; CVD prevention; Cardiovascular health; pregnancy