"Pre-Eclampsia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				A complication of PREGNANCY, characterized by a complex of symptoms including maternal HYPERTENSION and PROTEINURIA with or without pathological EDEMA. Symptoms may range between mild and severe. Pre-eclampsia usually occurs after the 20th week of gestation, but may develop before this time in the presence of trophoblastic disease.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D011225 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | C13.703.395.249 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Pre-EclampsiaPre-EclampsiaPre EclampsiaPreeclampsiaPregnancy ToxemiasPregnancy ToxemiaToxemia, PregnancyEdema-Proteinuria-Hypertension GestosisEdema Proteinuria Hypertension GestosisGestosis, Edema-Proteinuria-HypertensionHypertension-Edema-Proteinuria GestosisGestosis, Hypertension-Edema-ProteinuriaHypertension Edema Proteinuria GestosisToxemia Of PregnancyOf Pregnancies, ToxemiaOf Pregnancy, ToxemiaPregnancies, Toxemia OfPregnancy, Toxemia OfToxemia Of PregnanciesEPH ComplexEPH ToxemiasEPH ToxemiaToxemia, EPHToxemias, EPHEPH GestosisGestosis, EPHToxemias, PregnancyPreeclampsia Eclampsia 11, Preeclampsia Eclampsia1s, Preeclampsia EclampsiaEclampsia 1, PreeclampsiaEclampsia 1s, PreeclampsiaPreeclampsia Eclampsia 1sProteinuria-Edema-Hypertension GestosisGestosis, Proteinuria-Edema-HypertensionProteinuria Edema Hypertension Gestosis
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Pre-Eclampsia" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Early Pregnancy Blood Pressure Trajectories and Hypertension Years After Pregnancy. Hypertension. 2025 May; 82(5):e75-e87. 
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								MOMs Chat & Care Study: Rationale and design of a pragmatic randomized clinical trial to prevent severe maternal morbidity among Black birthing people. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 May; 152:107850. 
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								Severe Maternal Morbidity Associated With Chronic Hypertension, Preeclampsia, and Gestational Hypertension. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jan 02; 8(1):e2451406. 
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								Preeclampsia Onset, Days to Delivery, and Autism Spectrum Disorders in Offspring: Clinical Birth Cohort Study. JMIR Public Health Surveill. 2024 Apr 17; 10:e47396. 
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								Early Pregnancy Systolic Blood Pressure Patterns Predict Early- and Later-Onset Preeclampsia and Gestational Hypertension Among Ostensibly Low-to-Moderate Risk Groups. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 08; 12(15):e029617. 
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								Prenatal Health Care Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Pregnant Individuals and Their Newborns in an Integrated US Health System. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 07 03; 6(7):e2324011. 
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								Perinatal Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery Compared With a Matched Control Group. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Mar 01; 141(3):583-591. 
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								A common IGF1R gene variant predicts later life breast cancer risk in women with preeclampsia. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2023 Jan; 197(1):149-159. 
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								Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2021 09 28; 326(12):1192-1206. 
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								Prediction of obstetrical and fetal complications using automated electronic health record data. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 02; 224(2):137-147.e7.