title: [Preeclampsia - a life-time risk for the mother].
abstract: Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-induced disease associated with considerable maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. While delivery usually results in a complete healing there is growing evidence that preeclampsia is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in later life of these mothers. Especially early-onset, severity and number of deliveries with preeclampsia are relevant risk-factors. Preeclampsia itself could play a causative role or may just be a transient early symptom. An increasing understanding of these correlations is of major importance concerning health prevention and early detection of diseases in these young women.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Geburtshilfe, Departement Frauenheilkunde, Universitätsspital Zürich. leonhard.schaeffer@usz.ch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schäffer
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors