According to a new study, pregnant women have the risk of having a heart attack 3 to 4 times the normal risk. Since many women today delay having children until later in life, they could potentially increase the risk of suffering heart problems.
The review is based on a systematic review of 103 cases of pregnancy-related acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the last 10 years and compared them to 125 cases diagnosed prior to that time. Critics say the review did not look at whether the increasing age is affecting pregnant women's risk of heart attack. Women should not worry as the risk of pregnancy-related heart attack is very low if they are healthy and they can reduce their risk of heart attack by not smoking and by reducing the intake of saturated fat at all times.
Source: "Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With Pregnancy." J of Am College Cardiology 2008; 52:171–180
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