Pregnancy Complicated by Hypertension—New Horizons in the Pathomechanism, Diagnosis, and Treatment
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 22526
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
One of the main causes of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity is pregnancy complicated by hypertension. Such hypertensive disorders affecting expectant women can be divided into the following categories depending on the time of identification: chronic hypertension, gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia/eclampsia, and pre-eclampsia superimposed on chronic hypertension. It is believed that maternal, fetal, and placental factors influence the pathomechanisms of these diseases, especially those diagnosed after mid-gestation. However, there is currently a lack of extensive knowledge regarding the cellular pathways, molecular markers, and maternal or fetoplacental factors influencing the generation of hypertension during gestation. Moreover, although the diagnostic tests used to predict hypertension in gestation are becoming more effective, the preventive and pharmacological strategies remain to be improved.
All researchers and scientists studying the molecular mechanisms associated with the development of hypertension during pregnancy are encouraged to submit original and review papers. This Special Issue aims to promote clinical, in vitro, or in vivo studies that seek to determine the maternal and/or fetoplacental factors linked with pregnancy-induced hypertension, including pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. Papers examining new strategies for the diagnosis of high blood pressure after mid-gestation, as well as existing or potential strategies for the prevention and treatment of hypertension generated by pregnancy, will also be considered.
This special issue is supervised by Dr. Agata Sakowicz and assisted by Dr. Agnieszka Gach(The Head of the Genetic Department of the Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital-Research Institute).
Dr. Agata Sakowicz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular markers
- molecular pathway
- pre-eclampsia
- pregnancy-induced hypertension
- treatment
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