Previous Hypertensive Disease of Pregnancy Is Associated With Alterations of Markers of Insulin Resistance

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"Insulin resistance syndrome has been observed in women with hypertensive disease of pregnancy, but few studies evaluated the presence of the syndrome a few years after delivery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the presence of insulin resistance and its metabolic alterations in these women compared with those who had a normal pregnancy."

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Predictive Value of Maternal Angiogenic Factors in Second Trimester Pregnancies With Abnormal Uterine Perfusion

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"Angiogenic factors like placental growth factor and its antiangiogenic antagonist soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) are closely related to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction."

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Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension in Women Who Were Born Small

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"We assessed whether a pregnant woman who was born small for gestational age has increased risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), and whether the same applies to a pregnant partner of a man who was born small for gestational age."

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Elevated Autoantibodies Linked to Preeclampsia

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Women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are more likely to develop certain dangerous autoantibodies than women with normal pregnancies, and these autoantibodies are still present two years after childbirth in some women, scientists from the University of Pittsburgh report in the March issue of Hypertension, the journal of the American Heart Association. A leading cause of maternal and fetal illness and death, preeclampsia also has been linked to an increased lifetime risk for heart disease.

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