Abstract

TORRES ACOSTA, Rafael  and  CALVO ARAUJO, Félix Manuel. Pregnancy hypertensive disease related to calcium. Rev Cubana Obstet Ginecol [online]. 2011, vol.37, n.4, pp. 551-561. ISSN 0138-600X.

Nowadays, it is possible to expect world figures of pre-eclampsia of 143 667 cases and 431 000 severe gestosis, global mother deaths of 20 000 patients and up to 86 000 perinatal deaths. This affection accounts for the complication between the 2 and the 8% of pregnancies. In developed countries, the pre-eclampsia is a rare entity and involves about 1 per each 2 000 labors, whereas in the developing ones, this figure fluctuates from 1 in 100 up to 1 in 1700. The high blood pressure induced by pregnancy is a major factor in the mother and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Although this disease is relatively common, its pathogenesis is unknown. New epidemiologic, experimental and clinical evidences in pregnant and non pregnant persons, suggest that calcium may play a significant role in the regulation of the blood pressure. Many authors emphasize on the significance of to supply calcium during the pregnancy as a preventive element of the high blood pressure.

Keywords : hypertensive disease of pregnancy; calcium; prevention.

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