New Delhi [India], Mar 15 ( ANI ):
Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder characterised by the presence of high-blood pressure and high protein levels in the urine (proteinuria) during pregnancy.
To determine the retinal changes in
pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, and its relationship with severity of hypertension.
Doctors have discovered that administering 150mg of aspirin led to a 62% reduction in the rate of preterm
pre-eclampsia, resulting in a delivery before 37 weeks.
A trial of 1,776 women at high risk of pre-term
pre-eclampsia found taking 150mg of aspirin before bed led to a 62% cut in development of the disease, resulting in a delivery before 37 weeks.
She had earlier suffered symptoms of
pre-eclampsia - including dehydration, dizziness and headaches - for which she twice sought medical advice.
Women with
pre-eclampsia were more likely to develop a retinal detachment, retinopathy or another retinal disorder than the women with no history of the pregnancy complication, according to the paper published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
The frequency of
pre-eclampsia with bilateral notch was significantly high in the primigravid of younger age as compare to the primigravid of the older group (p=0.
However, in women who suffer
pre-eclampsia, thickening of arterial intima layer, thinning of media layer especially in peripheral arteries, such as carotid artery, as well as renal and uterine arteries that commonly occur may deteriorate early and long-term outcomes of pregnancy (15).
Additionally, the report provides an overview of key players involved in therapeutic development for
Pre-Eclampsia and features dormant and discontinued projects.
Women with high blood pressure and other cardiovascular risk factors have a higher incidence of having babies who are small for their age or born early, and are more likely to develop gestational diabetes,
pre-eclampsia or eclamptic fits, which can be fatal.
As there are few studies done to see the thyroid hormone levels, this study was undertaken to do the thyroid profile and correlate with
pre-eclampsia.
Results: There was no association between
pre-eclampsia and PvuII and XbaI ESR1 gene polymorphisms individually.
