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            vascular endothelial dysfunction and increase the risk of   pathways and potential therapeutic targets can be
            CVDs. For risk assessment and early detection, reliable   revealed by identifying and quantifying proteins in
            biomarkers associated with these processes must be    biological materials.
            found.  Tumor  necrosis  factor-alpha,  interleukins  (IL-6,   Together, these biomarkers increase the precision of CV
            IL-8), and hs-CRP are important inflammatory indicators   risk assessment in pre-eclampsia, enabling personalized
            that reveal status about the chronic inflammatory milieu   treatment and early intervention. Their integration into
            of pre-eclampsia.  At the same time, increased levels of   clinical practice has the potential to revolutionize maternal
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            oxidative stress indicators such as malondialdehyde, nitric   healthcare by improving diagnosis accuracy and promoting
            oxide, endothelin-1, ADMA and 8-isoprostane, along with   creative preventative strategies for CV problems in pre-
            reduced antioxidant defenses, such as glutathione levels,   eclampsia.
            indicate oxidative burden in affected individuals. 22
              The assessment of CV risk in pre-eclampsia could be   4. From association to action: Translating
            revolutionized by predictive algorithms, advanced imaging,   knowledge into prevention and risk
            and innovative diagnostic techniques  that  utilize  these   assessment
            indicators. By integrating these biomarker profiles with   Pre-eclampsia is becoming more widely acknowledged as
            clinical data, healthcare providers can implement targeted
            interventions that will ultimately enhance maternal CV   a risk factor for women’s long-term CV health. A thorough
            health outcomes and reduce long-term problems.     framework for risk assessment and prevention is necessary
                                                               to close the gap between this association and workable
              Monitoring indicators of endothelial dysfunction   solutions. To convert scientific discoveries into significant
            facilitates the assessment of the long-term CV risks in   public health results, this framework should include risk
            affected women. These biomarkers may be used to predict   categorization, preventative measures, and healthcare
            CV risks following childbirth and to shed light on systemic   integration.
            inflammation. Together, these biomarkers demonstrate the   (i)  Risk stratifications. Utilizing clinical and biochemical
            complex relationship between CV risks and pre-eclampsia,   indicators identified during pregnancy is essential for
            opening the door to focused prevention measures.      identifying patients at increased CV risk after pre-
                                                                  eclampsia.  Future risk can be inferred from markers
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            3.5. Exosomal, epigenetic, and proteomic              including dysregulated lipid profiles, proteinuria, and
            biomarkers                                            high  blood  pressure.  Categorization into  high-  and
            Exosomal, epigenetic, and proteomic biomarkers have   low-risk groups allows for customized post-partum
            become novel approaches to address this problem. Cells   treatment. Women who have severe or recurring pre-
            release exosomes, which are nanovesicles containing   eclampsia, for example, may be deemed high-risk and
            bioactive  substances,  such  as  lipids,  proteins,  and  RNA.   require close observation.  Risk prediction models
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            These molecules reflect physiological parameters and offer   can be further improved by emerging biomarkers,
            information on pathological alterations. Placenta-derived   such as angiogenic factors, such as PlGF and sFlt-1.
            exosomes contain proteins, lipids, and microRNAs that   Predictive analytics and electronic health records can
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            reveal the placenta’s health and dysfunction.  Past research   expedite this stratification procedure, guaranteeing
            highlights the role that epigenetic changes play in the CV   the early and methodical identification of high-risk
            risks linked to pre-eclampsia:                        individuals.
            (i)  miRNAs or microRNAs. Circulating and specific   (ii)  Preventative  interventions. Specific prophylactic
               miRNAs, including miR-210 and miR-155, control     actions can reduce long-term CV morbidity in high-
               immunological and angiogenic pathways and serve    risk women. The cornerstone tactics are lifestyle
               as non-invasive biomarkers for pathophysiology,    changes, such as diet adjustments, exercise, and
               pre-eclampsia, disease development, and CV risk    stress reduction. In accordance with individual risk
               prediction.  Examples  of  epigenetic  biomarkers  that   profiles,  pharmacological therapy with medications
               shed light on gene-environment interactions that raise   such  as  statins  or  antihypertensives  can  be  used
               the risk of pre-eclampsia development include DNA   to treat chronic dyslipidemia or hypertension.
               methylation and histone modifications.             Establishing routine CV screenings after pregnancy
            (ii)  Proteomic   signatures.  By  analyzing  plasma  is also essential.  Early identification of endothelial
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               proteomically, distinct protein signatures associated   dysfunction, subclinical atherosclerosis,  and other
               with endothelial dysfunction and CV risk have been   risk factors for CVDs should be the main goal of such
               found. Across the proteomics approach, dysregulated   examinations. Effective implementation of evidence-


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