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CURRENT HYPERTENSION REPORTS
Volume 21, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11906-019-0999-7
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Preeclampsia; Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; Postpartum management; Hypertension; Cardiovascular imaging; Prevention
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Purpose of Review To review the postpartum management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Recent Findings Hypertensive disorders are associated with an increased risk of future cardiovascular disease; however, there is a poor understanding of the underlying mechanisms and few recommendations to guide care in the postpartum period. Recent studies have shown high rates of masked hypertension and home blood pressure monitoring in the first year postpartum may be a promising opportunity to monitor health given evidence of high maternal adherence to this approach. In longer term, women with a history of a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy have higher blood pressures, increased risk of metabolic syndrome, and perhaps excess diastolic dysfunction. Triaging risk and improving handoff from the obstetrician to the primary care provider or subspecialist should be a priority in this population. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remain an untapped opportunity to identify excess cardiovascular risk in affected women at a time when mitigating that risk during the reproductive years has the potential to improve future pregnancy health as well as improve women's long-term cardiometabolic health.
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