Pregnancy Associated With Increased Risk Of Heart Attack
Tuesday, July 8, 2008 - 08:21
in Health & Medicine
Although acute myocardial infarction 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 new study. Since women today may delay having children until later in life, and advances in reproductive medicine enable older women to conceive, the occurrence of AMI associated with pregnancy is expected to increase.
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