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We hope that these pages will help you in your fight against heart disease and its grip on our world today. There are many resources listed here to enlighten you and help you build your health library, please take advantage of them. You can get a free ebook about heart disease by signing up using the form on the left side of this page. God bless and good luck in your battle against heart disease. Warn patients about heart risks after preeclampsia: preeclampsia is a manifestation of underlying silent disease that will develop later into a clinicalAuthor: OB/GYN News NEW YORK -- Women who develop preeclampsia should be counseled about the risk in subsequent gestations and strategies to contain these risks, according to Baha M. Sibai, M.D. In addition, more general implications about health in later life should be discussed with the patient, said Dr. Sibai, who is professor and chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Cincinnati. He made his report at an obstetrics symposium sponsored by Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital. About 20%-30% of women who have had an episode of preeclampsia will develop the disorder in a subsequent pregnancy, which makes this history at least as significant a risk factor for future preeclampsia as chronic hypertension, renal disease, and pregestational diabetes. The earlier in the first gestation preeclampsia developed, the higher the risk of recurrence in the next: the condition returned in more than half of women who had their first episode before week 27, compared with a 40% recurrence when the index episode was between week 27 and 30, and 20% at week 37 or after. A severe episode of preeclampsia or eclampsia also is associated with a worse outcome in subsequent pregnancies, with an increased risk of intrauterine growth retardation, perinatal loss, and abruptio placentae. Here, too, the earlier the episode occurred in the first gestation, the greater the risk to the second, Dr. Sibai said. ...
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NEW YORK -- Women who develop preeclampsia should be counseled about the risk in subsequent gestations and strategies to contain these risks, according to Baha M. Sibai, M.D. In addition, more general implications about health in later life should be discussed with the patient, said Dr. Sibai, who is professor and chairman of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Cincinnati. He made his report at an obstetrics symposium sponsored by Columbia University and New York Presbyterian Hospital. About 20%-30% of women who have had an episode of preeclampsia will develop t ... ... Author: Ebony CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE See entire summary of Heart Disease and Heart Attack Articles |
