Preeclampsia

Part I. Risk Factors for Preeclampsia

1. Risk Factors for Preeclampsia
Arihiro Shiozaki, Shigeru Saito

Part II. Genetic Background in Preeclampsia

2. Genetic Background of Preeclampsia
Junichi Sugawara, Yuji Oe, Maiko Wagata

Part III. Pathological Findings in Preeclampsia

3. Trophoblast Invasion: Remodelling of Spiral Arteries and Beyond
Berthold Huppertz

Part IV. Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia

4. Immunological Maladaptation
Shigeru Saito, Tomoko Shima, Akitoshi Nakashima

5. Glucose Intolerance and Insulin Resistance: Relevance in Preeclampsia
Keizo Kanasaki

6. Placental Adenosine Signaling in the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia
Takayuki Iriyama, Yang Xia

7. Obesity, Adipokines, and Lipokines
Katsuhiko Naruse

8. Autophagy in Preeclampsia
Akitoshi Nakashima, Aiko Aoki, Tae Kusabiraki, Tomoko Shima, Osamu Yoshino, Shi-Bin Cheng, Surendra Sharma, Shigeru Saito

9. Animal Models in Preeclampsia
Keiichi Kumasawa

10. The Differences Between Early- and Late-Onset Pre-eclampsia
Anne Cathrine Staff, Christopher W. G. Redman

Part V. Prediction of Preeclampsia

11. sFlt-1/PLGF
Holger Stepan, Janine Hoffmann

12. Ambulatory Blood Pressure Measurement and Home Blood Pressure Measurement
Hirohito Metoki

13. MicroRNA
Toshihiro Takizawa, Akihide Ohkuchi, Shigeki Matsubara, Toshiyuki Takeshita, Shigeru Saito

Part VI. Therapy

14. Novel Therapies for Preeclampsia
Suzanne D. Burke, S. Ananth Karumanchi

15. Pravastatin for Preeclampsia Prevention and Treatment
Guillermina Girardi

16. Prevention and Treatment of Stroke and Eclampsia
Yasumasa Ohno

Part VII. The Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Preeclamptic Cases

17. Cardiovascular Disease Following Hypertensive Pregnancy
Franziska Pettit, George Mangos, Mark A. Brown

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery, Pediatrics, Cardiology, Nephrology, Diabetes