Serum lipid levels in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Pre-eclampsia is a disorder that occurs only during pregnancy. Postpartum changes relating to lipid metabolism may contribute towards the endothelial lesions observed in preeclampsia. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the lipid profile among patients who prese...

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Main Authors: Valmir Jose de Lima, Claudia Roberta de Andrade, Gustavo Enrico Ruschi, Nelson Sass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802011000200004&lng=en&tlng=en