the comparison of total and ionised serum calcium level in preeclamptic pregnant women and the women with normal pregnancy   z. salari md1*, n. eftekhari md2     1- assistan professor, dept of gynecology, university of medical sciences, kerman, iran 2- associated professor, dept of gynecology, university of medical sciences, kerman, iran     background: preeclampsia remains one of the important...

background and objective: the aim of this study was to determine the level of plasma high sensitive c-reactive protein (hs-crp) in preeclampsia and to compare hs-crp levels between normal pregnant women, mild preeclamptic, and severe preeclamptic women. materials and methods: serum hs-crp levels were investigated in 40 cases of normal pregnant women, 37 cases with mild preeclampsia and 38 cases...

Abstract Problem Obesity and preeclampsia both involve a pathological inflammatory response, which may be how obesity increases risk. Previous studies have failed to assess robust measurements of markers across gestation, specifically in overweight/ obese women the context preeclampsia. Method study We measured 20 plasma via multiplex assay (ThermoFisher Inflammation plex Human ProcartaPlex Pan...

OBJECTIVE To explore traditional herbal medicines as potential risk factors of severe preeclampsia and eclampsia in Nigeria. METHODS We conducted a retrospective case-control study from October 2010 to May 2011. The cases were all pregnant women admitted to the Jahun Hospital during the study period with severe preeclampsia or eclampsia and women presenting with normal pregnancy after 22 week...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy is associated with many physiological changes, which in some cases may cause serious risks such as preeclampsia, and fetal and maternal health threats. Recent research has focused on the relationship between metabolic syndrome and preeclampsia. By identifying appropriate indicators for early diagnosis, maternal-fetal complications can be prevented. The present study aimed t...

Background Preeclampsia is a specific pregnancy syndrome. Early diagnosis and proper administration of preeclampsia can lead to improved maternal and neonatal outcome. We aimed to investigate the uterine artery Doppler ultrasound in predicting the preeclampsia in women with a high-risk pregnancy. Materials and Methods This analytic study was conducted on 160 primigravida women with gestational...

BACKGROUND Osteoprotegerin (OPG), a key regulatory factor in bone metabolism, was documented also a potential pro-angiogenic factor, which acts an important role in protecting vascular endothelial cells. Since preeclampsia has gradually been employed to be vascular diseases, we speculated that OPG might be associated with preeclampsia. The study was to evaluate the level of OPG protein and mRNA...

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an important complication of pregnancy that poses significant threats to women and their offspring. Telomere length shortens as cellular damage increases and is associated with metabolic diseases. Telomere length in fetal leucocytes was determined in 82 infants of women with GDM (N = 82) and 65 normal pregnant women (N = 65). Women with preeclampsia (N = 4...

In this issue of Hypertension, Rasmussen and Irgens provide strong support for the relationship of preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). They also provide data that support but also some that argue against the concept that the pregnancy complication, preeclampsia, may be more than one disease.1 In previous studies these authors demonstrated that women who have had a growth-re...