Subclassification of preeclampsia

Hypertens Pregnancy. 2003;22(2):143-8. doi: 10.1081/PRG-120021060.

Abstract

Preeclampsia is a heterogeneous disorder, and as with other diseases (e.g., type I and type II diabetes), progress in the understanding of this disorder would be assisted greatly if subtypes could be characterized. We suggest that a first step would be to subdivide preeclampsia into early-onset disease (< 34 + 0 weeks') and late onset disease (> 34 + 0 weeks').

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fetal Death*
  • Humans
  • Maternal Mortality / trends*
  • Pre-Eclampsia / classification*
  • Pre-Eclampsia / mortality
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Outcome*
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Second
  • Pregnancy Trimester, Third
  • Risk Factors
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Time Factors