Cardiovascular Complications of Pregnancy
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Cardiovascular Complications of Pregnancy
Pregnancy causes significant metabolic and hemodynamic changes in a woman's physiology to allow for fetal growth. The inability to adapt to these changes might result in the development of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (hypertension, preeclampsia or eclampsia), gestational diabetes and preterm birth. Contrary to previous beliefs these complications are not limited to the pregnancy period ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Molecular Sciences
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1422-0067
DOI: 10.3390/ijms161023905