The causes of preeclampsia remain one of the great medical mysteries of our time. This
syndrome is thought to occur in 2 stages with abnormal placentation leading to a maternal …

Pre-eclampsia is characterized by new-onset hypertension and proteinuria at≥ 20 weeks of
gestation. In the absence of proteinuria, hypertension together with evidence of systemic …

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 …

Metformin is everywhere. Originally introduced in clinical practice as an antidiabetic agent,
its role as a therapeutic agent is expanding to include treatment of prediabetes mellitus …

PART I THE ENDOTHELIUM has long been viewed as an inert cellophane-like membrane
that lines the circulatory system with its primary essential function being the maintenance of …

Despite intense study preeclampsia remains enigmatic and a major cause of maternal and
fetal morbidity and mortality. Most investigative efforts have focused on the hypertensive …

Pragnancy has commonly been viewed as a cooperative interaction between a mother and
her fetus. The effects of natural selection on genes expressed in fetuses, however, may be …

Preeclampsia is a systemic syndrome that occurs in 3 to 5% of pregnant women and
classically manifests as new-onset hypertension and proteinuria after 20 weeks of gestation …

Preeclampsia (PE) results in placental dysfunction and is one of the primary causes of
maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. During pregnancy, estrogen is produced primarily …

Pre-eclampsia is a syndrome that is common, dangerous for both mother and baby,
unpredictable in its onset and progression, and untreatable except by terminating the …