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Pregnancy condition linked to heart diseaseDate: 02/11/2007 09:05:56
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Researchers have found further evidence to support the theory that pre-eclampsia and heart disease may be linked, according to two new reports published on the online version of the British Medical Journal.
Pre-eclampsia can affect women during pregnancy, causing high blood pressure that can be dangerous for both the mother and the unborn child.
London-based researchers have found that women who have pre-eclampsia during pregnancy have a more than two-fold increased risk of heart disease in the future.
Meanwhile, a team of scientists from Norway reveal in a separate study that women who have high blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels prior to becoming pregnant may be more likely to develop pre-eclampsia.
Writing in an accompanying article, L Magee from the University of British Columbia commented: "Future research must investigate whether targeting women with previous pre-eclampsia identifies a population that is more receptive to lifestyle changes or one that should have their traditional cardiovascular risk markers treated earlier and more aggressively (or both)."
Approximately 1,000 babies and ten women die every year in the UK as a result of pre-eclampsia, while figures show that over 113,000 women died from heart and circulatory disease in the UK in 2004, making it one of the leading causes of premature death.
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