Pre-eclampsia: a life-threatening pregnancy syndrom
AUTOR(ES)
Brazdova, Andrea, Keprova, Alena, Zidkova, Jarmila, Madar, Jindrich
FONTE
Braz. arch. biol. technol.
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2014-10
RESUMO
Pre-eclampsia is a serious pathological state affecting 5-10% of pregnant women. Currently, it is diagnosed in the second half of pregnancy, particularly after the 20th week. Symptoms mostly correspond to the changes of blood vessels and kidneys. The severity of pre-eclampsia is proportional to symptomatic manifestations, thus the more symptoms present, the higher is of pre-eclampsia development. Although there are several studies dealing with pre-eclampsia pathology, the complete etiology is still unknown. In this review paper, several theories are presented and discussed.
