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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) According to new research presented by clinicians from Allegheny Health Network’s (AHN) Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) in Pittsburgh at this month’s American College of Cardiology Conference, pregnant patients with pre-existing hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol) may be at risk for obstetric complications as well as cardiovascular events within the first five postpartum years. A release from Allegheny Health Network states that when there is an excess of lipids or fats in the blood, hyperlipidemia occurs, which restricts the blood flow through the arteries and increases the risk of a heart attack or a stroke. The rising rates of metabolic syndrone, obesity and sedentary lifestyles is a response to the condition becoming increasingly common among younger women.