Author Interviews, Heart Disease, OBGYNE / 05.02.2025
Twin Pregnancies Associated with Greater Risk of Maternal Heart Disease in First Year After Births
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
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Prof. Ananth[/caption]
Cande V. Ananth PhD MPH
Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
Chief, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ
Editor-in-Chief, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: The rate of twin pregnancies worldwide has risen in recent decades, driven by fertility treatments and older maternal ages.
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings?
Response: Compared to singleton pregnancies with normal blood pressure, people with twins with normal blood pressure were around twice as likely to be hospitalized with cardiovascular disease. For those with twins with high blood pressure during pregnancy, the risk was more than eight times higher.
Prof. Ananth[/caption]
Cande V. Ananth PhD MPH
Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
Chief, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, NJ
Editor-in-Chief, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study?
Response: The rate of twin pregnancies worldwide has risen in recent decades, driven by fertility treatments and older maternal ages.
MedicalResearch.com: What are the main findings?
Response: Compared to singleton pregnancies with normal blood pressure, people with twins with normal blood pressure were around twice as likely to be hospitalized with cardiovascular disease. For those with twins with high blood pressure during pregnancy, the risk was more than eight times higher.
