Use of family history of cardiovascular disease or chronic hypertension to better identify who needs postpartum cardiovascular risk screening
Ackerman-Banks C, Pudwell J, Lundsberg L, Lipkind H, Smith G. Use of family history of cardiovascular disease or chronic hypertension to better identify who needs postpartum cardiovascular risk screening. American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2023, 5: 100850. PMID: 36640863, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2022.100850.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive family historyFirst-degree family historyChronic hypertensionHypertensive disordersCardiovascular riskFamily historyCardiovascular diseaseUncomplicated pregnanciesControl individualsCardiovascular disease risk scoreBody mass indexDisease risk scoreFirst-degree relativesPregnancy complicationsTerm pregnancyMetabolic syndromeMass indexMyocardial infarctionHypertensionRisk scorePregnancyDiseaseIdentifies individualsDisordersRisk