GDM and hypertension combo ‘doubles long-term CVD risk’

Largest-of-its-kind study confirms association between two pregnancy complications and heart disease

Concomitant gestational diabetes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy more than double the long-term risk of heart disease in the postpartum period, a new study confirms.

Women with both conditions had an elevated risk of CVD even after accounting for postpartum diabetes and hypertension, the Canadian-led research found.