Washington: Certain pregnancy issues raise the chance of heart disease later in life. However, much more research is needed to understand how arteriosclerosis occurs between pregnancy and heart disease later in life. A new study led by Lund University researchers in Sweden finds that constriction and calcification of the blood arteries of the heart are more common in women who had previously experienced pregnancy problems. Despite complications in pregnancy having increasingly been acknowledged as a new type of risk factor for heart disease, it is yet to be determined how this information can best be used within healthcare.
