Eclampsia is a sign of latent hypertensive or renal disease.
Is it true that Eclampsia is a sign of latent hypertensive or renal disease?
Yes. Eclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy serve as powerful indicators of an underlying predisposition to chronic vascular and renal disease.
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The retrieved literature consistently supports the link between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre-eclampsia and eclampsia) and subsequent chronic cardiovascular and renal dysfunction, indicating that pregnancy acts as a stress test revealing latent disease.
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Benschop, L., Duvekot, J., & Lennep, J. E. R. v. (2019). Future risk of cardiovascular disease risk factors and events in women after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313453
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Haug, E., Horn, J., Markovitz, A., Fraser, A., Klykken, B., Dalen, H., Vatten, L., Romundstad, P., Rich-Edwards, J., & Åsvold, B. (2019). Association of Conventional Cardiovascular Risk Factors With Cardiovascular Disease After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2019.1746
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Tschiderer, L., Schouw, Y. v. d., Burgess, S., Bloemenkamp, K., Seekircher, L., Willeit, P., Onland-Moret, C., & Peters, S. A. E. (2023). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and cardiovascular disease risk: a Mendelian randomisation study. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2023-323490
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Palmiero, P., Caretto, P., Ciccone, M. M., & Maiello, M. (2025). Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk and Maternal History of Pre-Eclampsia. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14093121
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The retrieved literature consistently supports the link between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (including pre-eclampsia and eclampsia) and subsequent chronic cardiovascular and renal dysfunction, indicating that pregnancy acts as a stress test revealing latent disease.
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