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Calciuria and preeclampsia
- Source :
- Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, Vol 31, Iss 4, Pp 519-522 (1998)
- Publication Year :
- 1998
- Publisher :
- Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica, 1998.
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Abstract
- Urinary calcium excretion has been reported to be diminished in preeclampsia. The objective of the present study was to determine urinary calcium excretion in pregnant patients with chronic arterial hypertension (CAH) and preeclampsia (PE), and in normotensive patients (N). Forty-four pregnant patients (gestional age, 20-42 weeks; 18 CAH, 17 PE, 9 N) were evaluated for calciuria, proteinuria, plasma uric acid and blood pressure. Patients with PE (82 ± 15.1 mg/24 h) showed significantly lower calciuria (P
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0100879X and 00347310
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0212c47d857f43e8a884313b3205bbb8
- Document Type :
- article