title: Hypertension: Testing for pre-eclampsia: paving the way to early diagnosis.
abstract: A new study reports that a single blood test can be used to rule out the development of pre-eclampsia in women in whom the syndrome is suspected. Early interventions for pre-eclampsia are not yet available, but this finding is likely to change the approach to diagnosis of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department II of Internal Medicine and Center for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, Kerpener Street 62, 50937 Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Benzing
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D040281:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1 / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D011257:Pregnancy Proteins; D040281:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1