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preeclampsia

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Pre-eclampsia

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Genetic Epidemiology of Preeclampsia

1958 - 1965

During the 1958–1965 period, research converged on epidemiology, heredity, and renal physiology as central drivers of preeclampsia. Investigations contrasted normal, hypertensive, and preeclamptic physiology through electrolyte regulation, aldosterone dynamics, and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone patterns, while incidence and familial studies framed preeclampsia as a pregnancy-related condition with genetic predisposition. Clinically, emphasis on toxemic versus non-toxemic presentations and obstetric risk profiling reflected an integrated strategy for preventing eclampsia and safeguarding maternal and fetal health.

Electrolyte homeostasis and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis were studied to explain hypertensive states in pregnancy, contrasting normal, hypertensive, and preeclamptic physiology via aldosterone secretion, salt handling, and renin patterns [14], [15], [16], [11], [7].

Etiology, incidence, and heredity of preeclampsia/toxaemia were framed as a pregnancy-related epidemiological problem, highlighting inheritance patterns, incidence data, and preventive concepts across early research [10], [6], [4], [9], [19].

Clinical patterns and management of hypertension in pregnancy were explored by contrasting toxemic and non-toxemic forms and evaluating strategies to prevent eclampsia via obstetric management and risk profiling [1], [2], [3], [4], [6].

Endocrine milieu and pregnancy outcomes were examined through steroid hormones, aldosterone dynamics, and related endocrine parameters in normal pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, linking endocrine changes to maternal-fetal health [8], [14], [15], [16].

Renal involvement in pregnancy and preeclampsia was investigated via nephropathy, bacilluria, and electrolyte disturbances, framing kidney pathology as a central aspect of maternal health and obstetric risk [19], [13], [7].

Endothelial Cell Disorder

1966 - 1996

Placental Anti-Angiogenic Paradigm

1997 - 2003

Angiogenic Imbalance in Preeclampsia

2004 - 2009

Angiogenic-Immune Axis Dynamics

2010 - 2016

Biomarker-Guided Preeclampsia Prediction

2017 - 2023