Format: Hardback
Pages: 116
ISBN: 9781839692949
Pub Date: February 2022
Imprint: IntechOpen
Price:
£119.00
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Description:
Preeclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy characterized by high blood pressure, edema, and proteinuria that affects 2%–8% of pregnancies worldwide. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including preeclampsia, are among the most common causes of death in pregnant persons. Over six chapters, this book examines the pathophysiology of preeclampsia, vitamin D deficiency as a risk factor for preeclampsia, the cellular changes that occur with preeclampsia, associated organ dysfunction, gestational endotheliopathy, and ophthalmic complications of preeclampsia.