Pre-eclampsia can exacerbate stroke outcomes postpartum (IMAGE)

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Pre-eclampsia can exacerbate stroke outcomes postpartum

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Pre-eclampsia is a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy and can have serious adverse effects on the maternal vascular structure if persists postpartum. In a new study, researchers evaluate the underlying mechanisms of how a history of pre-eclampsia worsens stroke outcomes postpartum in rats. Increased oxidative stress, infarctions and edema, and poor ischemic tolerance may have contributed to aggravated stroke outcomes in rats with a history of pre-eclampsia.

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Fort George G. Meade from Openverse Image Source Link: https://openverse.org/image/ed85cff2-b412-4ebf-b4bc-a0715a53cdc9?q=blood+pressure+check&p=85

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