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Review
. 2022 Jun 14;11(12):3420.
doi: 10.3390/jcm11123420.

The Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Focus on Definitions for Clinical Nephrologists

Elisa Longhitano  1   2 , Rossella Siligato  1   3 , Massimo Torreggiani  1 , Rossella Attini  4 , Bianca Masturzo  5 , Viola Casula  4 , Ida Matarazzo  1   6 , Gianfranca Cabiddu  7 , Domenico Santoro  2 , Elisabetta Versino  8   9 , Giorgina Barbara Piccoli  1
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Review

The Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Focus on Definitions for Clinical Nephrologists

Elisa Longhitano et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

About 5-10% of pregnancies are complicated by one of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The women who experience these disorders have a greater risk of having or developing kidney diseases than women with normotensive pregnancies. While international guidelines do not provide clear indications for a nephrology work-up after pregnancy, this is increasingly being advised by nephrology societies. The definitions of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy have changed greatly in recent years. The objective of this short review is to gather and comment upon the main definitions of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy as a support for nephrologists, who are increasingly involved in the short- and long-term management of women with these disorders.

Keywords: chronic kidney disease; hypertension; preeclampsia; pregnancy; small for gestational age.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Figures

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Figure 1
Features of preeclampsia, according to international guidelines.
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Figure 2
The hypothesis of distinct disorders that may merge into one another.
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Figure 3
The “sequential hypothesis” of a continuum of severity of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
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