Endothelial cells are at the interface between circulating blood and tissues. This position
confers on them a crucial role in controlling oxygen and nutrient exchange and cellular …

Preeclampsia is a clinical syndrome defined as the new onset of hypertension and
proteinuria during the second half of pregnancy. 1 It afflicts 3% to 5% of pregnancies and is …

Preeclampsia is a disorder specific of the human being that appears after 20 weeks of
pregnancy, characterized by new onset of hypertension and proteinuria. Abnormal …

The etiology of preeclampsia is unknown. At present, 4 hypotheses are the subject of
extensive investigation, as follows:(1) Placental ischemia—Increased trophoblast …

Fetal growth restriction and related placental pathologies such as preeclampsia, stillbirth,
and placental abruption are believed to arise in early pregnancy when inadequate …

Several years ago the hypothesis was advanced that alterations of endothelial function
could explain much of the pathophysiology of preeclampsia. Since that time, extensive data …

Pre-eclampsia is more than pregnancy induced hypertension. The emerging view described
in this presentation is that pre-eclampsia is secondary to the interactions of reduced …

Abstract Preeclampsia affects 5%–8% of pregnancies and is the leading worldwide cause of
maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Preeclampsia is associated with shallow …

Normal pregnancy is associated with reductions in total vascular resistance and arterial
pressure possibly due to enhanced endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation and …

Preeclampsia is defined as new onset hypertension with proteinuria during pregnancy. It
affects approximately 5% of pregnancies in the US with a subset of those progressing into …