title: Pregnancy Reveals Evolving Risk for Cardiometabolic Disease in Women.
abstract: Pregnancy serves as a cardiometabolic stressor that may unmask underlying metabolic and vascular abnormalities in an evolving continuum of pathophysiology. In 2011, the American Heart Association indicated that a diagnosis of pre-eclampsia, gestational hypertension, or gestational diabetes classified a woman as at risk for cardiovascular disease. In this article, we discuss hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, and preterm birth as risk factors for future cardiovascular disease in women.
authors.forename: Erin P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Ferranti
authors.forename: Emily J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Teri L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hernandez
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia; D011247:Pregnancy; D047928:Premature Birth; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: cardiometabolic health; gestational diabetes; hypertension; preterm birth