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Endovascular treatment in postpartum haemorrhage
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is one of the main causes of maternal mortality and occurs in 5% of total deliveries. In this study we consider the indications for and technique and results of endovascular treatm...
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Open AccessP12.09 Vascular Function in Preeclampsia. Analysis of Digital Volume Pulse by Photoplethysmography
To test whether vascular function is altered in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia (hypertension and proteinuria after the 20th week of pregnancy), we performed a cross-sectional study comparing 15 preeclamptic wo...
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Maternal complications
Throughout the mean 40-week duration of a pregnancy, woman’s life and that of her baby may be at stake. The threats to feto-maternal wellbeing may originate from the changes that pregnancy induces upon the mat...
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Deficiency of Cortisol 11β-Ketoreductase — A New Metabolic Defect
A deficiency of cortisol 11β-ketoreductase was observed in 2 patients with the syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess and no evidence of oversecretion of any known steroid hormone. The syndrome is chara...
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318 DEFICIENCY OF CORTISOL 11-β-KETOREDUCTASE — METABOLIC DEFECT
A deficiency of cortisol 11-β-ketoreductase was observed in 2 patients with the syndrome of apparent mineralocorticoid excess and no evidence of oversecretion of any known steroid hormone (JCEM 44:924, 1977). The...
