Hypertension in Pregnancy

Preeclampsia represents the main cause of maternal and fetal morbidity, being one of the leading causes of maternal death. The mechanism by which this disease develops in some pregnant women continues to be controversial. However, there are multiple known risk factors including hypertension, diabetes, obesity, which have increased in prevalence in recent decades in women of reproductive age. Furthermore, the predictions by the World Health Organization highlight that these three diseases represent a future pandemic. Despite this, there are three key points of uncertainty and controversy in preeclampsia field that must be discussed:

• Pathophysiological mechanisms and early detection
• Treatment
• Maternal-fetal prognosis post-partum

These three points can be encompassed according to the available scientific evidence as the present, past and future of preeclampsia. Therefore, generating a special article collection from experts on each of these topics will be of great significance for readers.

The review of past concepts related to the pathophysiological mechanisms implicated in the development of preeclampsia will enable better understanding of the methods of diagnosis and early detection that exist in the present, as well as inform future studies that aim to develop the preventive and pharmacological treatment for the complications of preeclampsia.

Authors are encouraged to submit articles that focus on, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Pathophysiology
• Risk Factors
• Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) diagnosis and preeclampsia prognosis: Nocturnal hypertension
• Diagnosis and monitoring of hypertensive disorders
• Diagnosis and prediction with Doppler ultrasound
• Diagnosis of preeclampsia using biomarkers
• Diagnosis and Prediction Models using Artificial Intelligence
• Prediction in the first trimester of pregnancy
• Non-invasive hemodynamics to predict preeclampsia
• Non-invasive hemodynamics to predict early vs late preeclampsia
• Antihypertensive pharmacological treatment
• Treatment with statins to prevent preeclampsia
• Future complications following hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
• Impact of preeclampsia on the offspring

Keywords

• Preeclampsia
• Gestational hypertension
• Hypertension
• Ambulatory Monitoring Blood Pressure
• Anti-hypertensive Treatment
• Statin

­­All manuscripts submitted to this Article Collection will undergo a full peer-review; the Guest Advisor for this Collection will not be handling the manuscripts (unless they are an Editorial Board member).

Please review the journal scope and author submission instructions prior to submitting a manuscript.

The deadline for submitting manuscripts is 31 December 2024.

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