Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious pregnancy complication with increasing incidence that is commonly associated with maternal hypertensive disorders such as preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. The short and long term consequences of AKI remain uncertain. Therefore, we sought to…
The lasso and its successor, the elastic net, are two popular regularized regression methods which produce sparse models. We propose two different extensions to these methods that leverage feature information in the model-fitting process to improve predictive accuracy. The first…
Although numerous studies have documented the need for early recognition and treatment of preeclampsia to attain a good prognosis, first-generation Nigerian women living in the United States tend to seek obstetrical care after the first trimester (12 weeks), by which time prompt…
Immunology of preeclampsia -- Endothelial cell dysfunction & preeclampsia -- Oxidative stress & preeclampsia -- Metabolic syndrome and preeclampsia -- The genetics of preeclampsia -- Prediction of preeclampsia -- Prevention of preeclampsia -- Central nervous system -- Cardiovasc…
"Preeclampsia is a high blood pressure condition affecting countless pregnant women. This rise in blood pressure can have profound and far-reaching effects on the mother as well as the fetus. This book discusses the causes, prediction and prevention"--