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Prepregnancy obesity and associations with stroke and myocardial infarction in women in the years after childbirth: a nationwide cohort study

Michelle Dalgas Schmiegelow, Charlotte Andersson, Lars Køber, Søren Skøtt Andersen, Jonas Bjerring Olesen, Thomas Bo Jensen, Aziza Azimi, Mia Birgitte Nielsen, Gunnar Gislason, Christian Torp-Pedersen

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    Abstract

    Cardiovascular events (stroke or myocardial infarction) are often associated with poorer prognosis in younger, compared with older individuals. We examined the associations between prepregnancy obesity and the risks of myocardial infarction and stroke in young, healthy women.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalCirculation (Baltimore)
    Volume129
    Issue number3
    Pages (from-to)330-7
    Number of pages8
    ISSN0009-7322
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Jan 2014

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