Twin Pregnancies Associated with Greater Risk of Maternal Heart Disease in First Year After Births

MedicalResearch.com Interview with:

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

Prof. Ananth

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. 

MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report?

Response: People with twin pregnancies should be aware of the short-term increase in cardiovascular disease complications in the first year after birth, even if they had a pregnancy that was not complicated by high blood pressure conditions, such as pre-eclampsia.

MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a results of this study?

Response: Pregnancy offers a unique window into future cardiovascular health. Our research group continues to examine risk factors in pregnancy that could lead to future cardiovascular disease.

No disclosures.

Citation: Ruby Lin, Jessica C Fields, Rachel Lee, Emily B Rosenfeld, Emily E Daggett, Ruchira Sharma, Cande V Ananth, Hospitalization for cardiovascular disease in the year after delivery of twin pregnancies, European Heart Journal, 2025;, ehaf003, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf003

 

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Last Updated on February 5, 2025 by Marie Benz MD FAAD