Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2002 Jul 20;325(7356):157-60.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7356.157.

Pregnancy complications and maternal cardiovascular risk: opportunities for intervention and screening?

Naveed Sattar  1 , Ian A Greer
Affiliations
Review

Pregnancy complications and maternal cardiovascular risk: opportunities for intervention and screening?

Naveed Sattar et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure
Figure
Risk factors for vascular disease are identifiable during excursions into the metabolic syndrome of pregnancy
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment in

References

    1. Godfrey KM, Barker DJ. Fetal nutrition and adult disease. Am J Clin Nutr. 2000;71:1344–152S. - PubMed
    1. Meyers-Seifer CH, Vohr BR. Lipid levels in former gestational diabetic women. Diabetologia. 1996;19:1351–1356. - PubMed
    1. Hu J, Norman M, Wallensteen M, Gennser G. Increased larger arterial stiffness and impaired acetylcholine induced skin vasodilatation in women with previous gestational diabetes. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1998;105:1279–1287. - PubMed
    1. He S, Silveira A, Hamsten A, Blomback M, Bremme K. Haemostatic, endothelial and lipoprotein parameters and blood pressure levels in women with a history of pre-eclampsia. Thromb Haemost. 1999;81:538–542. - PubMed
    1. Laivuori H, Tikkanen MJ, Ylikorkala O. Hyperinsulinaemia 17 years after pre-eclamptic first pregnancy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1996;81:2908–2911. - PubMed