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Study Reveals Alarming Heart Risks Post-Pregnancy

11/10/2025

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Intermountain Health researchers found that hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) raise risk within five years postpartum, with three- to thirteen-fold increase for heart failure and a two- to seventeen-fold increase for stroke.
The study analyzed data from more than 218,000 births, with HDP occurring in nearly 20% of pregnancies.
Intermountain Health is implementing a care framework to address risks by improving screening and multidisciplinary care to reduce cardiovascular complications.

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Intermountain Health researchers found that hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) raise risk within five years postpartum, with three- to thirteen-fold increase for heart failure and a two- to seventeen-fold increase for stroke.
The study analyzed data from more than 218,000 births, with HDP occurring in nearly 20% of pregnancies.
Intermountain Health is implementing a care framework to address risks by improving screening and multidisciplinary care to reduce cardiovascular complications.