 [ Symptoms ] what factors place women at high risk for heart disease [ Disease ] the high risk group includes women with established heart disease chronic kidney disease or diabetes among other risk factors but “the at risk group now captures women with pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia gestational diabetes or pregnancy induced hypertension ” says [american heart association 2011] guideline chair lori mosca md phd mosca is director of preventive cardiology at new york presbyterian hospital and a professor of medicine at columbia university medical center in new york city