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  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy

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  • Pre-eclampsia is a human-specific, life-threatening pregnancy disease causing significant maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
  • Survivors face long-term risks including stroke, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes; infants face risks of preterm birth, neurodevelopmental issues, and later-life metabolic disease.
  • The condition is characterized by new-onset hypertension after 20 weeks gestation with associated complications, driven by placental dysfunction leading to systemic inflammation and endothelial dysfunction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To summarize the current understanding of pre-eclampsia, highlighting advances in preterm forms and the knowledge gaps in term and postpartum pre-eclampsia.
  • To underscore the need for further research into the pathogenesis, prediction, and treatment of all forms of pre-eclampsia, particularly late-onset variants.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on pre-eclampsia etiology, diagnosis, and management.
  • Analysis of current strategies for prediction and prevention, differentiating between preterm, term, and postpartum pre-eclampsia.
  • Identification of areas requiring future research, including pathogenesis and clinical trials for novel interventions.

Main Results:

  • Preterm pre-eclampsia can be predicted in early pregnancy via screening and prevented with low-dose aspirin before 16 weeks gestation.
  • The etiology of term and postpartum pre-eclampsia remains poorly understood, with limited prediction and no current preventive treatments.
  • Current treatments focus on managing maternal symptoms and delivering the placenta, often prematurely.

Conclusions:

  • Significant progress has been made in managing preterm pre-eclampsia, but term and postpartum forms require urgent investigation.
  • Future research should prioritize elucidating the pathogenesis of late-onset pre-eclampsia and developing effective prognostic tests and treatments.
  • Adequately powered clinical trials are essential to evaluate new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for pre-eclampsia.