Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Women With a History of Early-Onset Preeclampsia.

The article examines the prevalence of established cardiovascular disease risk factors and to estimate 10-year absolute risk of cardiovascular disease after early-onset preeclampsia. Major cardiovascular disease risk factors in 243 primiparous women with a history of early-onset preeclampsia were evaluated. It was concluded that women presenting with a history of early-onset preeclampsia have a high prevalence of numerous risk factors. Cardiovascular disease risk increases with increasing age.