A Gap in Knowledge-Sudden Death and Preeclampsia.

Sudden death (SD) is a leading cause of premature mortality among working-age adults. 1 Mirzaei M Joodi G Bogle B Chen S Simpson Jr., RJ Years of life and productivity loss because of adult sudden unexpected death in the United States. Med Care. 2019; 57: 498-502 Crossref PubMed Scopus (8) Google Scholar Chronic hypertension is a risk factor for SD. 1 Mirzaei M Joodi G Bogle B Chen S Simpson Jr., RJ Years of life and productivity loss because of adult sudden unexpected death in the United States. Med Care. 2019; 57: 498-502 Crossref PubMed Scopus (8) Google Scholar Preeclampsia, a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, increases risk of chronic hypertension and cardiovascular (CV) disease. 2 Countouris ME Villanueva FS Berlacher KL Cavalcante JL Parks WT Catov JM. Association of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy with left ventricular remodeling Later in life. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021; 77: 1057-1068 Crossref PubMed Scopus (26) Google Scholar ,3 Wu P Haththotuwa R Kwok CS Babu A Kotronias RA Rushton C Zaman A Fryer AA Kadam U Chew-Graham CA Mamas MA. Preeclampsia and future cardiovascular health: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2017; 10e003497 Crossref PubMed Scopus (535) Google Scholar Given the overlap in risk factors, we sought to determine the relation between SD and a history of preeclampsia in women.