Pre-Eclampsia and Eclampsia: An Update on the Pharmacological Treatment Applied in Portugal

Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are two hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, considered major causes of maternal and perinatal death worldwide. Pre-eclampsia is a multisystemic disease characterized by the development of hypertension after 20 weeks of gestation, with the presence of proteinuria or, in i...

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Main Authors: Gonçalo Miguel Peres, Melissa Mariana, Elisa Cairrão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2308-3425/5/1/3