Pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia
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子痫前期(又称先兆子痫,是妊娠期特有的一种疾病,以妊娠20周后出现高血压、蛋白尿为主要特征,严重时可出现抽搐、昏迷等症状,威胁母婴生命健康)
DOI:
10.1038/s41572-023-00417-6
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发表时间:
2023-02-16
影响因子:
81.5
通讯作者:
Menkhorst, Ellen
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作者:
Dimitriadis, Evdokia;Rolnik, Daniel L.;Menkhorst, Ellen
Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening disease of pregnancy unique to humans and a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Women who survive pre-eclampsia have reduced life expectancy, with increased risks of stroke, cardiovascular disease and diabetes, while babies from a pre-eclamptic pregnancy have increased risks of preterm birth, perinatal death and neurodevelopmental disability and cardiovascular and metabolic disease later in life. Pre-eclampsia is a complex multisystem disease, diagnosed by sudden-onset hypertension (>20 weeks of gestation) and at least one other associated complication, including proteinuria, maternal organ dysfunction or uteroplacental dysfunction. Pre-eclampsia is found only when a placenta is or was recently present and is classified as preterm (delivery = 37 weeks of gestation) and postpartum pre-eclampsia. The maternal syndrome of pre-eclampsia is driven by a dysfunctional placenta, which releases factors into maternal blood causing systemic inflammation and widespread maternal endothelial dysfunction. Available treatments target maternal hypertension and seizures, but the only 'cure' for pre-eclampsia is delivery of the dysfunctional placenta and baby, often prematurely. Despite decades of research, the aetiology of pre-eclampsia, particularly of term and postpartum pre-eclampsia, remains poorly defined. Significant advances have been made in the prediction and prevention of preterm pre-eclampsia, which is predicted in early pregnancy through combined screening and is prevented with daily low-dose aspirin, starting before 16 weeks of gestation. By contrast, the prediction of term and postpartum pre-eclampsia is limited and there are no preventive treatments. Future research must investigate the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia, in particular of term and postpartum pre-eclampsia, and evaluate new prognostic tests and treatments in adequately powered clinical trials.Pre-eclampsia is a life-threatening disease of pregnancy and a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. This Primer by Dimitriadis and colleagues summarizes the epidemiology, mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of pre-eclampsia, and discusses patient quality of life and open research questions for this condition.