Article contents
PRE-ECLAMPSIA AS A MARKER OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 November 2008
Extract
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women. The hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are the most common medical complication of pregnancy, complicating up to 10% of pregnancies worldwide. They represent a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in pregnancy. The most common of these disorders is gestational hypertension (5–6%). Using population-based data, approximately 1% of pregnancies are complicated by pre-existing hypertension, 5–6% by gestational hypertension without proteinuria, and 1–2% by pre-eclampsia.
- Type
- Research Article
- Information
- Copyright
- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008
References
REFERENCE
- 1
- Cited by