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Comparison Study of Coagulation Profile in Normal Term Pregnancy and Pregnancy Induced Hypertension [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) is one of the commonest medical disorders in pregnancy, which is divided into three categories: gestational hypertension, preeclampsia and eclampsia.
Garima Dundy, Harendra Kumar, Santosh Kumar Chaurasia, Shikha Singh   +3 more
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Tocotrienol in Pre-Eclampsia Prevention: A Mechanistic Analysis in Relation to the Pathophysiological Framework

Cells, 2022
The pathophysiology of pre-eclampsia involves two major pathways, namely systemic oxidative stress and subsequent generalised inflammatory response, which eventually culminates in endothelial cell injury and the syndrome of pre-eclampsia with multi-organ
Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy, Kok-Yong Chin, Nik Lah Nik-Ahmad-Zuky, Aida Kalok, Rahana Abdul Rahman   +4 more
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Higher Circulating Lymphocytes and the Incidence of Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia

Journal of Pregnancy
Excessive immune activation contributes to the onset of early dysfunction of the maternal-fetal interface, and it is closely linked to the development of pre-eclampsia.
Qiuping Zhao, Rongmei Liu, Hui Chen, Xiaomo Yang, Jiajia Dong, Minfu Bai, MingYang Yu, Zeying Feng, Dingyuan Zeng   +8 more
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Determinants of pre-eclampsia/Eclampsia among women attending delivery Services in Selected Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a case control study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017
Background Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-specific hypertensive disorder usually occurs after 20 weeks of gestation. It is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality worldwide.
Teklit Grum, Abiy Seifu, Mebrahtu Abay, Teklit Angesom, Lidiya Tsegay   +4 more
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A study of maternal morbidity and mortality DUE to Pre eclampsia and eclampsia [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2017
Background: Pre eclampsia and eclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Eclampsia though still remains an obstetric enigma, and is a major problem in developing countries.
Vidya A. Thobbi , Afreen Anwar
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Association of maternal serum levels of n-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide with increasing severity of pre-eclampsia

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy account for 14% of global maternal mortality and are globally the second most common cause of maternal morbidity.
Bhawana Charan , Swati Kochar , Asmita Nayak , Sanjay Kochar , Mohd Rizwan, Chandni Soni , Khushboo Suresh Shinde   +6 more
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Is Pre-eclampsia Preventable?

Annals of Medicine, 1991
Pre-eclampsia is characterised by reduced utero-placental blood flow which in turn results from vascular damage occurring early in pregnancy. Endothelial damage and reduced prostacyclin and nitric oxide synthesis will initiate excessive platelet aggregation, fibrin deposition and vascular occlusion. Prevention of pre-eclampsia is dependent on affecting
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Serum 8-isoprostane increased in pre-eclampsia

Universa Medicina, 2015
Background The main causes of maternal mortality in Indonesia are pre-eclampsia, hemorrhage, and infection. Oxidative stress has a primary role in pre-eclampsia and one of its parameters is 8-isoprostane serum level.
Besari Adi Pramono, Herman Kristanto
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Inflammation and pre-eclampsia

Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2006
Pre-eclampsia is a common and potentially dangerous disorder of human pregnancy. The maternal syndrome of hypertension, proteinuria and oedema is part of a severe systemic inflammatory response that includes leukocyte and endothelial cell activation.
Borzychowski, A, Sargent, I, Redman, C
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Ocular fundus changes in pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in a rural set-up

Journal of Clinical Ophthalmology and Research, 2015
Context: Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) is one of the common complications met with pregnancy and contributes significantly to maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity.
Akshay Jawaharlal Bhandari, Surekha V Bangal, Pratik Y Gogri   +2 more
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