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Introduction

Cardiovascular changes during normal pregnancy

Prevalence and significance of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Forms of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Pathogenesis and risk factors for HDPs

Historical perspective

Studies indicating a higher risk of arterial hypertension

Coronary artery disease

Cerebrovascular disease

Diabetes mellitus

Venous thromboembolism

Other CVDs (peripartum cardiomyopathy and peripheral artery disease)

Mortality risk

Utilization of the “stress test”: evidence-based guidelines vs. reality

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