Preeclampsia: Long-term consequences for vascular health

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 403-415

  Amaral, Lorena M ^a   Cunningham, Mark W ^a   Cornelius, Denise C ^a   LaMarca, Babbette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AT1 AA; CD4+ T helper cells; Endothelial dysfunction; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE I RECEPTOR AUTOANTIBODY; NITRIC OXIDE; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; SOLUBLE VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; HELPER CELL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL MEMORY; ISCHEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA ISCHEMIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PROGENY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RAT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICE; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RATS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84939785135     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: 11782048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/VHRM.S64798     Document Type: Review

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