A South Korean study of half a million women showed that hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are associated with increased long-term cardiovascular risk.[1] The risk varies by subtype of the disorder, including hypertensive disorder of pregnancy.[1] Arterial hypertension in pregnancy occurs in 7-15% of cases and is one of the main causes of maternal and perinatal mortality.[1][2] Pregnancy acts as a cardiovascular stress test to identify women at increased risk of cardiovascular disease or subclinical vascular disease.[1] Women with a history of preeclampsia have a higher risk of chronic hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the future.[1][3][4] Gestational hypertension typically develops after 20 weeks and complicates 6-7% of pregnancies.[2] Hypertensive disorders increase the risk of hypertension, cardiac ischemia, and stroke in later life.[3]