Pregnancy complications and maternal cardiovascular risk: opportunities for intervention and screening?

Sattar, N. and Greer, I. (2002) Pregnancy complications and maternal cardiovascular risk: opportunities for intervention and screening? British Medical Journal, 325, pp. 157-160. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7356.157)

Abstract

The link between defective nutrition of the fetus and vascular disease in later life is now well established. Naveed Sattar and Ian Greer report on the intriguing probability that complications in pregnancy also predispose mothers to later vascular and metabolic disease.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Greer, Prof Ian and Sattar, Professor Naveed
• Authors: Sattar, N., and Greer, I.
• Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health
• Journal Name: British Medical Journal
• Journal Abbr.: BMJ
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• ISSN: 0959-535X
• ISSN (Online): 1756-1833
• Copyright Holders: © BMJ Publishing Group
• First Published: First published in BMJ 2002;325:157–60
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.