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Physician-authored summaries on the latest research on preeclampsia, editorials on preeclampsia, and perspectives on preeclampsia - drawn from the top medical journals.
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Preeclampsia and Parity: Is Having More Than One Child Good for Your Heart?
- January 3, 2013
- Allison Bryant, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Risk for cardiovascular death was highest for women with histories of preterm preeclampsia and just one child.- Reviewing:
- Skjaerven R et al., BMJ 2012 Nov 27; 345:e7677.
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Postpartum Preeclampsia Requires Prompt Evaluation, Referral, and Treatment
- December 8, 2011
- Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC
- Women's Health
Critical period for developing eclampsia is the first week after discharge.- Reviewing:
- Al-Safi Z et al., Obstet Gynecol 2011 Nov; 118:1102.
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Who Will Develop Complications of Preeclampsia?
- January 27, 2011
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Predictive model identified women at excess risk for poor outcomes.- Reviewing:
- von Dadelszen P et al., Lancet 2011 Jan 15; 377:219. Teela KC et al., Lancet 2011 Jan 15; 377:185.
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Does Vitamin C and E Supplementation Protect Against Preeclampsia in Women with Type 1 Diabetes?
- August 19, 2010
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Only in those study participants who had low baseline vitamin status.- Reviewing:
- McCance DR et al., Lancet 2010 Jul 24; 376:259.
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Super-Obesity Foreshadows Preeclampsia Free
Risk for preeclampsia rose with prepregnancy body-mass index and rate of weight gain during pregnancy.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Mbah AK et al., BJOG 2010 Jul; 117:997.
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Early-Onset Preeclampsia in First Pregnancies Predicts Complications in Normotensive Second Pregnancies
- June 24, 2010
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Primigravidas with early-onset preeclampsia were at excess risk for small-for-gestational-age infants, premature birth, and placental abruption in second normotensive pregnancies.- Reviewing:
- Chang JJ et al., BJOG 2010 Jul; 117:946.
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Preeclampsia and Hypothyroidism
- December 17, 2009
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Women with preeclampsia had higher risk for elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone before delivery and were more likely to develop future hypothyroidism.- Reviewing:
- Levine RJ et al., BMJ 2009 Nov 17; 339:b4336.
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Mild Gestational Hypertension and Preeclampsia at Term
- October 15, 2009
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
Induction of labor lowers maternal morbidity.- Reviewing:
- Koopmans CM et al., Lancet 2009 Sep 19; 374:979.
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When to Deliver: A New Approach to Gestational Hypertension and Mild Preeclampsia Free
- September 17, 2009
- Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC
- Women's Health
Induction of labor at ≥37 weeks' gestation proved beneficial in limiting disease progression.- Reviewing:
- Koopmans CM et al., Lancet 2009 Aug 4;:
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Eat Differently and Avoid Preeclampsia?
- August 27, 2008
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Women in the highest quartile of dietary fiber intake during early pregnancy had lower triglyceride levels and preeclampsia risk.- Reviewing:
- Qiu C et al., Am J Hypertens 2008 Aug; 21:903.
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Preeclampsia and Subsequent Renal Disease
- August 20, 2008
- Sandra Ann Carson, MD
- Women's Health
History of preeclampsia was associated with greater likelihood of developing ESRD.- Reviewing:
- Vikse BE et al., N Engl J Med 2008 Aug 21; 359:800. Thadhani R and Solomon CG., N Engl J Med 2008 Aug 21; 359:858.
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Preeclampsia and Cardiovascular Disease: Two Sides of the Same Coin? Free
- November 8, 2007
- Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- Women's Health
Women with cardiovascular risk factors are more likely to develop preeclampsia — and women who have preeclampsia are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease.- Reviewing:
- Magnussen EB et al., BMJ 2007 Nov 1;: Bellamy L et al., BMJ 2007 Nov 1;: Magee LA and von Dadelszen P., BMJ 2007 Nov 1;:
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Does Antiplatelet Therapy Reduce Risk for Preeclampsia?
- July 26, 2007
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Antiplatelet agents such as aspirin provided a small benefit in the primary prevention of preeclampsia.- Reviewing:
- Askie LM et al., Lancet 2007 May 26; 369:1791-8.
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Aspirin Reduces Risk for Preeclampsia, but Who Should Be Treated?
- June 26, 2007
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
A meta-analysis found a significant decrease in the rate of preeclampsia, but the benefits of treatment are small and the risks unclear.- Reviewing:
- Askie LM et al., Lancet 2007 May 26; 369:1791-8. Roberts JM and Catov JM., Lancet 2007 May 26; 369:1765-6.
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Antiangiogenic Markers of Preeclampsia
- September 27, 2006
- Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM
- Cardiology
Could measurement of circulating levels of certain antiangiogenic proteins someday identify women at high risk for preeclampsia?- Reviewing:
- Levine RJ et al., N Engl J Med 2006 Sep 7; 355:992-1005. Lindheimer M and Umans JG., N Engl J Med 2006 Sep 7; 355:1056-8.
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Preeclampsia: Our Understanding Accelerates Free
- September 7, 2006
- Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- Women's Health
Assessment of maternal anti- and proangiogenic proteins leads to new insights about preeclampsia.- Reviewing:
- Levine RJ et al., N Engl J Med 2006 Sep 7; 355:992-1005.
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Vitamins C and E and the Risk for Preeclampsia and Perinatal Complications
- July 20, 2006
- Sandra Ann Carson, MD
- Women's Health
Neither mothers, nor their infants, benefited from maternal vitamin C and E supplementation during pregnancy.- Reviewing:
- Rumbold AR et al., N Engl J Med 2006 Apr 27; 354:1796-806.
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Do Vitamins C and E Prevent Preeclampsia?
- May 23, 2006
- Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- Women's Health
Antioxidant supplementation did not prevent preeclampsia in high-risk women.- Reviewing:
- Poston L et al., Lancet 2006 Apr 8; 367:1145-54.
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Thrombophilic Factors Associated with Severe Preeclampsia
- February 21, 2006
- Marian C. Limacher, MD
- Women's Health
Associated factors included factor V Leiden, hyperhomocysteinemia, and a family history of preeclampsia or thromboembolism.- Reviewing:
- Mello G et al., Hypertension 2005 Dec; 46:1270-4.
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Searching for Preeclampsia Gene in Patients Not Clinically Useful
- August 2, 2005
- Sandra Ann Carson, MD
- Women's Health
Geneticists are intensely searching for maternal and fetal genes associated with preeclampsia, a condition characterized by hypertension, proteinuria, and edema in women after the 20th . . .- Reviewing:
- GOPEC Consortium., Am J Hum Genet 2005 Jul; 77:127-31.
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