"Help" with HELLP syndrome
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"Help" with HELLP syndrome.
Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH), also known as preeclampsia, remains one of the leading causes of maternal death worldwide. The term PIH describes the development of hypertension with proteinuria and/or pathological edema after the twentieth week of gestation. Parturients with PIH usually have multiple organ alterations (Table 1). Although the etiology of PIH is unknown, it appears obvious...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Sao Paulo Medical Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1516-3180
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802007000300014