The Clinical Spectrum of Preeclampsia

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Keywords preeclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, differential diagnosis   Editors’ comment: The fourth edition of Chesley’s Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy is a revision of the previous two multi-authored editions. The fact…

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Metabolic Syndrome and Preeclampsia

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Keywords preeclampsia, pregnancy, obesity, insulin resistance, inflammation, endothelium   Editors’ comment: In the early part of the previous century the association between hypertension, increased blood sugar levels and obesity had…

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The Placenta in Normal Pregnancy and Preeclampsia

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Keywords placentation, preeclampsia, cytotrophoblast, antiangiogenic factors, adhesion molecules   Editors’ comment: Without the placenta we would not have preeclampsia (or human civilization either). Thus the recent explosion of research regarding…

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Angiogenesis and Preeclampsia

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Keywords angiogenesis, pseudovasculogenesis, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1, soluble endoglin, vascular endothelial growth factor, transforming growth factor beta, placental growth factor, glomerular endotheliosis   Editors’ comment: When Chesley wrote his original…

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Endothelial Cell Dysfunction

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Keywords endothelial cell activation, placental microvesicles, cytokines, antiangiogenic factors, eicosanoids, reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation   Editors’ comment: It was not until the early 1980s that physicians and scientists gained…

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Immunology of Normal Pregnancy and Preeclampsia

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Keywords immunology, innate immune system, T regulatory cells, NK-cells, acute-phase response, trophoblast, HLA, immunoregulation, preeclampsia   Editors’ comment: Chesley in his single-authored first edition wrote little regarding immunology and preeclampsia,…

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Genetic Factors in the Etiology of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia

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Keywords preeclampsia, genetics, polymorphism, linkage analysis, candidate gene, genomics, polygenic, DNA sequencing   Editors’ comment: Recognition that preeclampsia might have a genetic predeliction dates back to late 1800s reports of…

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Epidemiology of Pregnancy-Related Hypertension

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Keywords preeclampsia, epidemiology, incidence, recurrence, risk factors, cardiovascular disease, placenta   Editors’ comment: The epidemiology literature relating to hypertension in pregnancy grew substantially since the third edition, much of it…

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Introduction, History, Controversies, and Definitions

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Keywords introduction, history of preeclampsia, classification schema   Leon Chesley’s Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy was initially published in 1978. Then, as now, hypertension complicating pregnancy was a major cause of…

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