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Chesley's Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy

Edited by
  • James Roberts, Senior Scientist, Magee-Women's Research Institute and Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, and Epidemiology University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
  • F. Cunningham, Professor and Beatrice and Miguel Elias Distinguished Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA
  • Marshall Lindheimer, MD, FACP, Professor Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine, and the Committee on Clinical Pharmacology, The University of Chicago, IL, USA

Hypertensive disorders remain one the major causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and death. It is also a leading cause of preterm birth now known to be a risk factor in remote cardiovascular disease. Despite this the hypertensive disorders remain marginally studied and management is often controversial. Chesley’s Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy, remains one of the beacons to guide this field, recognized for its uniqueness and utility. The Third Edition continues this tradition, focusing on prediction, prevention, and management for clinicians, and is an essential reference text for clinical and basic investigators alike. Differing from other texts devoted to preeclampsia, it covers the whole gamut of high blood pressure, and not just preeclampsia.

Audience
Obstetricians, especially those who care for high risk pregnancies; internists, primarily nephrologists, cardiologists, and any consultants who focus on either hypertensive disorders, or obstetric medicine

Hardbound,

Published: April 2009

Imprint: Academic Press

ISBN: 978-0-12-374213-1

Reviews

  • Reviews of the Second Edition: "Preeclampsia remains a lethal enigma of pregnancy. Encompassing more than just hypertension, it can include abnormalities of platelet behavior and clotting mechanisms and of endothelial, hepatic, and renal function. The first edition of Leon Chesley's Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy (1978) was a scholarly monograph, written by a scientist with a passionate interest in the condition. Since then, the number of maternal deaths from preeclampsia and eclampsia per million pregnancies has been halved in developed countries. Nevertheless, preeclampsia, together with eclampsia, remains one of the two most frequently cited causes of maternal death in the West. The second edition is a multiauthored book. The three editors are researchers who have made a particular effort to achieve a degree of homogeneity in the presentation. The contents are divided into six main sections, each overseen by one of the three editors. Each chapter is also coauthored by one of the editors, which has resulted in coherence in the writing among chapters. Most of the chapters begin with a paragraph about how the topic was considered by Chesley that emphasizes the forward-looking and comprehensive nature of his interest... This book is an authoritative compilation of knowledge in the area, with many references from the second half of the 1990s. It should certainly be in the library of every academic department." --The New England Journal of Medicine "This book is useful for investigators and physicians in the field of hypertension in pregnancy. It is a well-documented book and each chapter is written by an expert in the field. 4 stars!" -- Doody

Contents

  • 1. Introduction, History, Controversies, and DefinitionsMarshall D. Lindheimer, James M. Roberts, F. Gary Cunningham, Leon Chesley (deceased)2. The Clinical Spectrum of PreeclampsiaF. Gary Cunningham, James M. Roberts, Marshall D. Lindheimer3. Epidemiology of HypertensionRoberta B. Ness, James M. Roberts4. Genetic Factors in the Etiology of Preeclampsia/Eclampsia Kenneth Ward, Marshall D. Lindheimer5. The Placenta in Normal Pregnacy and PreeclampsiaSusan J. Fisher, Michael McMaster, James M. Roberts6. Angiogenesis and PreeclampsiaS. Ananth Karumanchi, Isaac E. Stillman, Marshall D. Lindheimer7. Metabolic Syndrome and PreeclampsiaCarl Hubel and James M. Roberts8. Immunology of Normal Pregnancy and PreeclampsiaChristopher Redman, Ian Sargent, and James M. Roberts9. Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and Oxidative StressRobert N. Taylor, Sandra Davidge, James M. Roberts10. Animal ModelsRocco Venuto, Marshall D. Lindheimer11. Tests to Predict PreeclampsiaAgustin Conde-Agudelo, Roberto Romero, Marshall D. Lindheimer12. Prevention of Preeclampsia and EclampsiaBaha Sibai and F. Gary Cunningham13. The BrainGerda Zeeman, Marilyn Cipolla, F. Gary Cunningham14. Cardiovascular Alterations in Normal and Preeclamptic PregnancyJudy Hibbard, Sanjeev G. Schroff, and Marshall D. Lindheimer15. Normal and Abnormal Volume HomeostasisFriedrich C. Luft, Eileen Gallery, and Marshall D. Lindheimer16. Agonistic Autoantibody-Mediated DiseaseRalph Deschend, Friedrich C. Luft, and Marshall D. Lindheimer17. The Kidney in Normal Pregnancy and PreeclampsiaKirk P. Conrad, Lillian Gaber, Marshall D. Lindheimer18. Platelets, Coagulation, and the LiverLouise Kenny, Philip Baker, F. Gary Cunningham19. Chronic Hypertension and PregnancyPhyllis August and Marshall D. Lindheimer20. Anti-hypertensive TreatmentJason Umans, Edgardo Abalos, Marshall D. Lindheimer21. ManagementKenneth J. Leveno and F. Gary Cunningham

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