Mechanistic Underpinnings of Preeclampsia

Inclusion Criteria

• •Healthy Adults:
• •Healthy non-pregnant with previous normal pregnant women
• •Non-Health Adults:
• •Patients will be admitted with the diagnosis of preeclampsia according to the internationally accepted definition of preeclampsia: Blood pressure measurement of 140/90 mm Hg or an increase of 30 mm Hg systolic or 15 mm Hg diastolic over baseline values on at least two occasions, six or more hours apart and proteinuria; 300 mg/24 hour after 20th week of gestation.
• •Pregnant Women:
• •Groups 3 - 6 will include pregnant women at different trimesters.
• •Criteria common to all groups:
• •The study will be conducted only in females aged 18 or above.
• •Patients in all the groups will be matched for age, which will be 18 or above.
• •Women will be matched for body mass index; criteria for normal body mass index will be used based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Guidelines.
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