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Previous preeclampsia and its association with the future development of cardiovascular diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
Preeclampsia is a multifactorial disease. Among these factors, untreated hypertension during pregnancy can result in high morbidity and mortality rates and may also be related to the future development of cardiovascular diseases.Therefore, this systematic review aimed to determine the association of prev...

Resultados maternos y neonatales en mujeres con trastornos hipertensivos en embarazos lejos del término

Rev Colomb Enferm; 20 (1), 2021
ntroducción: el impacto social que generan los trastornos hipertensivos trae repercusiones para la mujer en gestación y los sistemas de salud. Objetivo: describir los resultados maternos y neonatales en mujeres con trastornos hipertensivos de la gestación en embarazos lejos del término en ...

Acceptability and adoption of clinical practice guidelines and treatment protocols on preeclampsia/eclampsia in the Dominican Republic

ABSTRACT Objective. Estimate the acceptability and adoption by health care workers of clinical practice guidelines and treatment protocols for women with preeclampsia/eclampsia and identify the facilitating factors and barriers to their implementation. Methods. A qualitative study was conducted, using ...

Effects of vitamin D-induced supernatant of placental explants from preeclamptic women on oxidative stress and nitric oxide bioavailability in human umbilical vein endothelial cells

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 54 (8), 2021
The study evaluated the effect of the supernatant of placental explants from preeclamptic (PE) and normotensive (NT) pregnant women after tissue treatment with or without vitamin D (VD) on oxidative stress and nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC). Placental ...

Complicaciones obstétricas en gestantes trabajadoras

Objetivo: Determinar el riesgo de complicaciones obstétricas en gestantes trabajadoras atendidas en la Maternidad“ Dr. Armando Castillo Plaza” de Maracaibo, estado Zulia. Métodos: Investigación comparativa, con diseño no experimental y transeccional, que incluyó 100 gestantes ...

Preeclampsia as an inaugural manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism: A case report

Abstract Primary hyperparathyroidism is an endocrine disorder characterized by hypercalcemia and elevated or inappropriately normal levels of parathyroid hormone. The diagnosis is based on a biochemical evaluation, and a neck ultrasound is the first choice during pregnancy to access the parathyroid gland...

Hematoma espontáneo del ligamento ancho luego de un parto vaginal normal: reporte de caso

La hemorragia posparto es una de las principales causas de muerte materna con una elevada morbimortalidad. El hematoma del ligamento ancho representa una entidad inusual, de difícil diagnóstico y alta sospecha clínica. Se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente con un hematoma del ligamento ancho es...

Evaluation of angiogenic factors (PlGF and sFlt-1) in pre-eclampsia diagnosis

Abstract Objective: Recent observations support the hypothesis that an imbalance between angiogenic factors has a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia and is responsible for the clinical manifestations of the disease. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the sensitivity, specif...

Serous retinal detachment in pre-eclampsia: Case report and literature review

Abstract Pre-eclampsia (PE) is an obstetric disease with a multifactorial cause that affects ∼ 5% of pregnant women. Vision can be affected with varying severity, and retinal detachment is a very rare complication. It tends to be bilateral, diagnosed postpartum, and more prevalent in women who are ...

The influence of preeclampsia, advanced maternal age and maternal obesity in neonatal outcomes among women with gestational diabetes

Abstract Objective The present study aims to analyze adverse fetal or neonatal outcomes in women with gestational diabetes, including fetal death, preterm deliveries, birthweight, neonatal morbidity and mortality, as well as the synergic effect of concomitant pregnancy risk factors and poor obstetric ou...