Hypertension or diabetes before pregnancy linked to higher risk of fetal heart defects

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1. 9d ago
   
   first AHA Newsroom indie study observational

   Hypertension or diabetes before pregnancy linked to higher risk of fetal heart defects

   Research Highlights: An analysis of health data for more than 44 million births in the U.S. found that pregnant women with pre-existing high blood pressure before pregnancy or high blood pressure diagnosed prior to the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, known as chronic hypertension, were linked to being…

2. 9d ago
   
   Medical Xpress indie study observational

   Hypertension or diabetes before pregnancy linked to higher risk of fetal heart defects

   Women with chronic hypertension (high blood pressure before pregnancy or diagnosed before 20 weeks of pregnancy) had a 30% higher risk of having a baby with critical congenital heart disease, the most severe form of heart defects, when compared to women with normal blood pressure before and during…

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