Pregnancy leads to a lot of radical changes within the body. The entire cardiovascular system reorganizes itself to sustain life for a second person inside the womb. The heart starts beating faster, ...

NEW YORK — Systemic autoimmune disease is well-recognized as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), but less recognized as a cardiovascular risk factor is a history of pregnancy ...

A new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association examines the association between a woman's obstetric history by age 40 and her risk of fatal ischemic heart disease related to ...

More evidence suggests pregnancy is a kind of stress test for the heart, revealing a woman’s pre-existing predisposition for a heart attack or stroke years after giving birth. Women who developed high ...

Researchers have investigated the relation between 40-year-old women's pregnancy history and later risk of dying of cardiovascular diseases. Within each level of total number of pregnancies women had ...

If doctors had better tools to understand each pregnancy’s biology, they could then help moms and babies achieve better outcomes. The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new scientific statement outlines best practices to reduce CVD risk after adverse pregnancy outcomes such as ...