Chasan-Taber Lab

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NIH R01 · 2024

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in At-Risk Hispanic Women following Pregnancy Complications

Pregnancy complications are emerging as important predictors of future cardiovascular health with the demands of pregnancy acting as a “stress test” that reveals a pre-disposition to future cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the mother. Pregnancy may also reveal a predisposition to future depressive disorders, a hypothesis that is consistent with the co-occurrence of, and bi-directional relationship between, depression and CVD, particularly in women. Therefore, the long-term objective of this research is to understand how physical and mental health during pregnancy can help predict CVD events and mental health disorders in later adulthood. The specific objective of the proposed research is to…

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