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Genetic Risk Scores and Postpartum Hypertension: Integrating Polygenic Insight with Clinical Risk Stratification
By MedXY|Apr 9, 2026
This review explores how polygenic risk scores and clinical factors like BMI and pregnancy history predict incident hypertension 2 to 7 years post-delivery, highlighting the dominance of modifiable risk factors over genetic predisposition.