Benschop L, et al. - By performing this prospective cohort analysis, researchers examined cardiovascular health (CVH) following severe preeclampsia. They intended to relate CVH to carotid intima-media thickness, as a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis. They also focused on relating CVH to chronological and vascular age. Participants were women with previous severe pre-eclampsia. They evaluated CVH, suggested by the American Heart Association, one year following pregnancy. Findings revealed an inverse link of CVH with subclinical atherosclerosis and with vascular age one year post-severe preeclampsia. Particularly, low CVH was found to be related to a large difference between chronological age and vascular age. CVH counseling might offer the chance for timely cardiovascular prevention.