Purpose: Pharmacotherapeutic options for the treatment of preeclampsia are reviewed. Summary: Risk factors for the development of preeclampsia include microvascular diseases, such as diabetes ...

Learn more about the symptoms of preeclampsia in pregnancy, its causes, risk factors, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Preeclampsia in pregnancy is indicated by high blood pressure and high ...

Magnesium sulfate remains the drug of choice for the prevention and treatment of preeclampsia. Alternative antihypertensive agents may provide additional benefit in the management of hypertension ...

PRE-ECLAMPSIA is that stage of toxemia of pregnancy characterized by hypertension, proteinuria and abnormal weight gain or edema. The specific treatment is delivery of the baby. The timing of the ...

A new blood test has an 80% accuracy in predicting preterm preeclampsia, according to a study published today, Feb. 12, in ...

Derived from the Greek word for "lightning," preeclampsia seems to come on suddenly and unexpectedly late in pregnancy. First described by Hippocrates ...

Previous trials have used a wide range of doses, from 60-150 mg daily. In terms of prophylaxis for people at high risk of ...

The Preeclampsia Foundation launched a new initiative that aims to close the maternal health equity gap and promote the use ...

Pre-eclampsia is a heterogeneous, multisystemic disorder characterized by the onset of hypertension (high blood pressure) and proteinuria (protein in the urine) in a pregnant women in the second ...

Recent preeclampsia studies have investigated predictors such as placenta location and PAPP-A, in addition to comparing the P/C ratio with 24-hour proteinuria.

Still, she didn't want to panic, even as her headache began to worsen. She started to suspect that she had preeclampsia, a pregnancy complication that causes swelling and high blood pressure.