Research Roundup
The most important preeclampsia research studies, explained for you. A team of diverse researchers scour the peer-reviewed research journals to highlight the most important, cutting edge studies. We try to cover basic, molecular, clinical and population sciences, and a wide range of topics such as new findings in preeclampsia diagnoses, treatment, prevention, long-term effects, risk factors and etiology of preeclampsia.
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy significantly increase your risk of developing long-term heart problems. A careful review of blood pressure elevations during and after pregnancy may assist in identifying patients at risk of heart disease. ...
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) can affect different groups of women in different ways, and even though we know this happening, we don't fully understand why. There are many factors, like biology, the environment, culture, and access to hea...
There is growing evidence that studies examining pregnancy and its complications need to start early within the pregnancy to fully understand the nature of preeclampsia. Key gestational milestones, which have lasting effects during and after pregnanc...
It is known that chronic hypertension and high BMI (body mass index) are risk factors for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). Studies documenting this risk have usually assessed blood pressure and BMI shortly before or early in pregnancy...
Several biomarker tests are under development to predict or diagnose preeclampsia. While none of these tests are yet widely accepted in U.S. clinical practice, two FDA-approved tests are available in the U.S. for hospitalized patients to help assess...
While the foundations of preeclampsia are believed to develop in the early stages of pregnancy, the current screening process occurs at 20 weeks, nearly half way through the second trimester. When clinical symptoms begin to appear, often after the se...
Research suggests that preeclampsia may develop in a two-stage process. The first stage involves challenges to the way that the placenta implants and grows. In a normal pregnancy, a type of placental cell changes blood vessels in the uterus to ensure...
The risk of developing hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) significantly increases for patients who experience gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, or other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP). Current strategies to reduce the futu...
Studying the blood-brain barrier injury and neuroinflammation in preeclampsia and eclampsia.
A new research study suggests that blood pressure changes during the first 20 weeks of pregnancy—called blood pressure trajectories—may give providers a peek at a woman’s risk of developing high blood pressure years after pregnancy....
Preeclampsia is a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Prompt and accurate diagnosis is necessary to prevent adverse outcomes. A study was completed to determine the accuracy of triage nurses’ decision-making for pat...
Predicting preeclampsia has proven to be a challenge. Researchers have documented many differences in early pregnancy between those who eventually develop preeclampsia and those who do not. These include body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, and pul...