Background: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) 20-30 years later; however, cardiovascular (CV) risk in the decade after HDP is less studied.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in CV risk factors as well as subclinical CVD among a well-characterized group of racially diverse patients with and without a history of HDP 10 years earlier.
Methods: This is a prospective study of patients with and without a diagnosis of HDP ≥10 years earlier (2005-2007) who underwent in-person visits with echocardiography, arterial tonometry, and flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery.