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            become more useful in the future as biosensor technology   imaging-based AL algorithms further enable predictive
            and  digital  health  integration  advance,  guaranteeing   modeling, improving early detection and personalized
            prompt, precise, and easily accessible diagnostics for   management  strategies.  Collectively, these  advanced
            maternal healthcare.                               imaging techniques offer a non-invasive, reproducible,
                                                               and highly sensitive approach for identifying CV risks in
            7.2. AI and ML                                     pre-eclampsia, significantly improving maternal and fetal
            With their potential for early detection and risk assessment   outcomes.
            of CV problems linked to pre-eclampsia, AI and ML have
            become revolutionary tools in the healthcare industry.   7.4. Wearable health technology
            For prompt intervention, CV risks must be identified   In the early detection of CV health problems, wearable
            early.  Large  and  complex  datasets,  such  as  biochemical,   health technology has become a game-changer, especially
            genetic, proteomic, clinical biomarker, and imaging data,   in circumstances, such as pre-eclampsia. These cutting-
            can be analyzed with algorithms driven by AI and ML   edge  tools  make  it  easier  to  continuously  monitor
            to predict the development and course of pre-eclampsia.   physiological indicators and provide real-time data that
            Furthermore, integrating wearable  health monitoring   helps identify risk biomarkers. Wearable sensors have been
            technology with AI-powered platforms improves the   shown to be useful in monitoring heart rate variability
            monitoring of blood pressure and heart rate variability   and blood pressure.  Furthermore, improvements in
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            in real-time, resulting in a personalized risk profile. AI   non-invasive biosensors have made it possible to assess
            models that take into account biomarker  levels, blood   circulating biomarkers, such as sFlt-1 and PlGF, improving
            pressure trends, and maternal history have shown superior   predictive powers.
            predicted accuracy.  In addition, ML models, such as
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            random forests and support vector machines have shown   ML  algorithms  have been incorporated  into smart
            excellent  accuracy  in  predicting  hypertensive  disorders   wearable devices, such as smartwatches and patches,
            during pregnancy by analyzing patient history and   to forecast the course of diseases and send out tailored
            physiological data.  These tools outperform traditional   notifications. A recent analysis showed that by identifying
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            statistical methods by detecting non-linear patterns and   minute hemodynamic changes weeks before clinical
            interactions between variables. AI and ML developments   symptoms, wearable devices could enhance early diagnosis
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            have the potential to revolutionize pre-eclampsia care   and treatment results.  This demonstrates how wearable
            by enabling the early detection of CV risks, enhancing   technology may help prevent long-term CV problems
            maternal-fetal outcomes, and reducing medical expenses.  by changing the management of pre-eclampsia from
                                                               reactive to proactive. When paired with developments in
            7.3. Advanced imaging techniques                   biomarker research, these technologies constitute a major
            Cutting-edge imaging methods have become essential for   breakthrough in the treatment of problems related to
            the early detection and risk assessment of CV problems   maternal and fetal health.
            in  pre-eclampsia. In  patients  with  pre-eclampsia, early   8. Conclusion
            indicators of CV dysfunction are detectable using
            methods including echocardiography (ECG) and cardiac   A paradigm change in maternal healthcare is provided
            magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). For example, Doppler   by the early detection of CV health risks in pre-eclampsia
            ultrasound  is  frequently  used  to  evaluate  anomalies  in   through the development of biomarkers and creative tools,
            uteroplacental blood flow, which are early markers of   which  also  present new  chances  for  risk  prediction  and
            pre-eclampsia and its development into CV disorders.    appropriate risk management. Combining these indicators
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            In addition, high-resolution insights into the placental   with cutting-edge diagnostic technologies, such as
            function and structural alterations linked to pre-eclampsia   wearable technology and ML algorithms, has the potential
            have been demonstrated using MRI.  Furthermore, a   to completely transform personalized medicine methods
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            thorough assessment of the hemodynamic changes and   in CV and maternal-fetal health. To ensure prompt and
            cardiac remodeling in afflicted patients is made possible by   efficient therapy of pre-eclampsia and associated CV after-
            three-dimensional ECG.                             effects, translational efforts are crucial in bridging the gap
                                                               between research and clinical practice.
              Recent advancements, such as the integration of
            computed tomography angiography for vascular imaging,   The integration of multi-biomarker panels, advanced
            have  enhanced  the precision of identifying  endothelial   diagnostic tools, and AI-driven technologies holds
            dysfunction and vascular stiffness, which are both   promise for revolutionizing the management of pre-
            critical biomarkers of long-term CV risks. Innovations in   eclampsia. Further research is required to: (i) validate


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