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Diabetes plus elevated blood pressure in pregnancy is a risky combination

Nadia El-Awady   |   Clinical Summary   |   12 December 2022
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Miriam Tucker

Takeaway

  • Co-occurrence of gestational diabetes and gestational hypertensive disorders more than doubles the risk for incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with having neither condition.
  • The risk is significantly higher than with either condition in isolation.

Why this matters

  • Evidence suggests that gestational hypertensive disorders (a hypertension forerunner) and...

          

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