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New... JAMA articleFrom: DuBose, Terry (DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu)Wed Jan 5 11:26:13 2005
On another topic... did any of you see the following article about preeclampsia diagnosis? It ran in our local paper this morning. I have pasted the first 3 paragraphs here, but deleted the rest because of the copyright issues... variations on the full article are located at the following URLs. Peace, Terry Arkansas Democrat-Gazette http://www.ardemgaz.com/ShowStoryTemplate.asp?Path=ArDemocrat/2005/01/05 &ID=Ar00300&Section=National also at: http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id U355 Earlier sign of pregnancy complication found BY LEE BOWMAN SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE Researchers have demonstrated that women likely to develop a dangerous vascular condition late in their pregnancies have measurable diminished levels of a protein critical to placental growth more than a month before they develop symptoms. The research, described today in The Journal of the American Medical Association, offers the prospect that pregnant women can soon be routinely screened for the condition, called pre-eclampsia. It develops in about 5 percent of all pregnancies and affects about 200,000 women in the United States each year. In less-developed nations, the condition is a leading cause of maternal and infant death. The condition is marked by a narrowing of blood vessels that supply the placenta, high blood pressure, and water buildup in cells and tissues. In some women, the condition becomes more extreme, advancing to eclampsia, which brings about a series of potentially fatal seizures and coma. While the seizures and high blood pressure can be treated, the only cure for pre-eclampsia is delivery of the baby. <snip> This story was published Wednesday, January 05, 2005; Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM Associate Professor & Director Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP 4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563 Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA 501-686-6510
-- DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu
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