Women who experience high blood pressure during pregnancy are 57% more prone to develop a coronary-related heart problem later in life in comparison with other women had normal blood pressure levels during pregnancy.
The study is based on 491 healthy postmenopausal women, where it recorded the coronary artery calcium in the women in 2004 and 2005 and asked them about their blood pressure during pregnancy.
Roughly, 31% of the women surveyed said they had high blood pressure while pregnant.
Scholars thought of doing further research on the topic to establish this link and reasons behind it.
The participants were asked to recall blood pressure changes during pregnancy many years after the fact.
Bots the senior author of the study said in a statement that women who
‘develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may need to be referred to a program that includes cardiovascular risk factor management and be closely monitored for increases in blood pressure, cholesterol and weight.’
A return of high blood pressure and the development of diabetes were seen as other possible risks for women who had elevated blood pressure levels while pregnant.
