Prepregnancy cardiovascular risk factors as predictors for hypertensive pregnancy disorders
Authors/Creators
- 1. Médico General. Centro de Salud La Estacada
- 2. Obstetriz. Universidad Central del Ecuador
- 3. Médico Residente en Área de Emergencia. Hospital San Juan de Dios.
- 4. Médico Residente Asistencial. Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo.
- 5. Médico General y Salud Ocupacional. Centro Médico de Especialidades. Cotopaxi
- 6. Médico General. Universidad Estatal de Cuenca
- 7. Médico en Funciones Hospitalarias. IESS Ibarra.
- 8. Gineco Obstetricia. Médico General en Funciones Hospitalarias. Servicio de Gineco - Obstetricia. Hospital Docente de Calderón.
- 9. Médico General. Universidad Central del Ecuador
Description
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a group of conditions characterized by abnormally elevated blood pressure during pregnancy. HDP are one of the leading causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality worldwide. There is growing evidence that prepregnancy cardiovascular risk factors significantly increase the risk of HDP. Along these lines, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, heart failure and hypercholesterolemia appear to be related to HDP. All of these can increase, to a lesser or greater degree, the risk of HDP. Although some of these variables are intertwined, they can also act as independent predictors. A preconceptional predictive tool could improve therapeutic decisions and pregnancy control in high-risk patients. This review aims to analyze the degree of correlation between HDP’s incidence and prepregnancy cardiovascular risk factors.