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Impact of Preeclampsia Duration on Long-Term Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Nina Keitaanpää1, Jaakko S Tyrmi1,2, Elli Toivonen1,3
1Center for Child, Adolescent, and Maternal Health Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology (N.K., J.S.T., E.T., H.L.), Tampere University, Finland.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979)
|November 18, 2025
Summary
Longer preeclampsia duration increases maternal cardiovascular disease risk. Each extra day from diagnosis to delivery raises risk by 1-2% before age 55, suggesting early delivery may be beneficial.
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Preeclampsia is a pregnancy complication linked to higher risks of future cardiovascular diseases (CVD).
- The relationship between the duration of preeclampsia before delivery and subsequent CVD risk remains under investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if a longer interval between preeclampsia diagnosis and delivery is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases before the age of 55.
Main Methods:
- Utilized nationwide health registry data from two Finnish cohorts (FINNPEC and FinnGen).
- Defined exposure as the duration in days from preeclampsia diagnosis to delivery.
- Assessed composite CVD outcomes (hypertensive diseases, ischemic heart disease, arterial diseases) diagnosed before age 55 using Cox proportional hazards models.
Main Results:
- A longer duration of preeclampsia was significantly associated with elevated daily CVD risk in both cohorts (HR 1.02 in FINNPEC, HR 1.01 in FinnGen).
- These associations remained significant after adjusting for various confounding factors, including maternal BMI, age, infant size, smoking, and diabetes status.
Conclusions:
- Each additional day between preeclampsia diagnosis and delivery is estimated to increase the long-term risk of cardiovascular disease by 1-2% before age 55.
- These findings suggest that earlier delivery for women diagnosed with preeclampsia may potentially mitigate future cardiovascular risks.
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