(REUTERS) — Pregnancy and hormonal changes that continue 12 weeks after giving birth increase a woman’s risk of heart attack, researchers said.
Although the likelihood of having a heart attack during pregnancy is very low — just 1 in every 16,000 de11liveries — it is still 3 to 4 times higher than non-pregnant women of the same age.
Moreover, heart attacks during pregnancy tend to be more severe and lead to more complications, according to a study presented at the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago this week.
