Impact of a History of Hypertension in Pregnancy on Later Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation

Impact of a History of Hypertension in Pregnancy on Later Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation

BackgroundAtrial fibrillation/flutter (AF) produces significant morbidity in women and is typically attributed to cardiac remodeling from multiple causes, particularly hypertension. Hypertensive pregnancy disorders (HPDs) are associated with future hypertension and adverse cardiac remodeling. We eva...

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Main Authors: Dawn C. Scantlebury, Andrea G. Kattah, Tracey L. Weissgerber, Sanket Agarwal, Michelle M. Mielke, Amy L. Weaver, Lisa E. Vaughan, Stanislav Henkin, Katherine Zimmerman, Virginia M. Miller, Wendy M. White, Sharonne N. Hayes, Vesna D. Garovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
hypertension
obesity
preeclampsia/pregnancy
women
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.117.007584

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