Pregnancy associated with increased risk of heart attack

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 07:49 in Health & Medicine

Although acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is rare in women of child-bearing age, pregnancy can increase a woman's risk of heart attack 3- to 4-fold, according to a study published in the 15 July 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology...

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