Publications by authors named "J G Kilstein"

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  • Preeclampsia (PE) is a serious pregnancy-related condition that can lead to cardiovascular issues later in life, and this study investigates its impact on arterial stiffness (AS) using specific measurements.
  • Conducted in Argentina from 2022 to 2023, the study compares two groups of women: those who recently had PE and healthy postpartum women, assessing their vascular health within 72 hours after giving birth.
  • Results showed that women who experienced PE had significantly higher measures of arterial stiffness (cf-PWV, ao-SBP, and AIx), indicating that they are at a greater risk for developing cardiovascular diseases in the future.
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  • Nephrotic syndrome during pregnancy is rare and primarily caused by severe pre-eclampsia, leading to notable clinical and analytical findings in affected women.
  • A retrospective study involving 21 cases from 2017 to 2022 revealed that affected women experienced significant edema and maternal complications, but no fatalities occurred.
  • Treatment included a combination of antihypertensive medications, statins, and ACE inhibitors, with all participants showing improvement in proteinuria before discharge.
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Introduction: Cardiovascular compromise in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) does not necessarily present with the classic symptoms described in myocarditis. There is growing evidence demonstrating subclinical cardiovascular compromise in the context of the intense inflammation unleashed, the cytokine storm involved, the baseline prothrombotic state, and the consequent endothelial dysfunction. We set out to analyse whether Troponin-T (TT) and the amino-terminal fraction of pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) determined at hospital admission, are related to mortality during the hospitalization of these patients.

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Introduction: Patients with stroke are at risk of developing non-neurological in-hospital complications (NNIHC) during hospitalization. The NIHSS is a scale used and validated to determine stroke severity, treatment, and prognosis. We evaluated the relationship between the NIHSS score obtained on admission and the development of NNIHC during hospital stay.

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Introduction: HELLP syndrome (H: hemolysis, EL: elevated liver enzymes and LP: low platelets) is a form of severe preeclampsia (PE). The syndrome can be: complete or incomplete (with three analytical criteria, or only one or two); Class i, ii or iii (according platelets < 50,000; 50,000-100,000 or > 100,000/mm); postpartum or antepartum; with early or late installation (before or after the 34nd week of gestation). We describe and analyze characteristics and evolution observed in hypertensive pregnant patients who developed HELLP.

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