Gestational hypertension with protein-

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HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.

HELLP syndrome, a life-threatening complication of gestational hypertension, was first described by Weinstein in 1982 (Baltzer 2004).

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Gestational hypertension with protein (SIH), also known as preeclampsia, is defined as any new and any preexisting hypertension with blood pressure values ≥ 140 / 90 mmHg during pregnancy with at least one new-onset organ manifestation that cannot be attributed to any other cause (Scharl 2019).

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s. Preeclampsia

Last updated on: 26.06.2023