DISCUSSION DR. RICHARD LAFAYETTE (Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford
University Medical Center, Clinical Chief, Division of Nephrology, Stanford, California):
Preeclampsia remains a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality in the
United States and the world. Approximately 1 in 20 pregnancies is complicated by this
disorder. Although there are many systemic manifestations of preeclampsia, its clinical
hallmarks of hypertension, edema, and proteinuria reflect significant kidney dysfunction. This …