Preeclampsia--a pressing problem: an executive summary of a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development workshop.
Reprod Sci
; 14(6): 508-23, 2007 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17959880
ABSTRACT
On September 21 and 22, 2006, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health sponsored a 2-day workshop titled "Preeclampsia--A Pressing Problem." The purpose of the workshop was to bring together leaders in the field to present and discuss their diverse research areas, which ranged from basic science to clinical trials and management, and to identify scientific gaps. This article is a summary of the proceedings of that workshop. Although much progress is being made in understanding the underpinnings of preeclampsia, a number of research gaps are identified that, if filled, would hasten progress in the field. It is the overall consensus that preeclampsia is a multifactorial disease whose pathogenesis is not solely vascular, genetic, immunologic, or environmental but a complex combination of factors. In addition, a number of specific scientific gaps are identified including insufficient multidisciplinary and collaborative research, clinical trials and studies of patient management, and a lack of in-depth mechanistic research. The research community needs to focus on these gaps to better understand the disease, with the ultimate goal of preventing the disorder.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Placenta
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Pre-Eclampsia
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
/
Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Reprod Sci
Journal subject:
MEDICINA REPRODUTIVA
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States