Szpera-Gozdziewicz A, et al. - Researchers evaluated the relationship between von Willebrand factor (vWf) maternal plasma concentration and maternal and fetal Doppler flow measurements in pregnancies complicated by hypertension. They noted significantly higher vWf plasma concentrations in patients with ultrasonographic features of placental insufficiency than in those without these characteristics in the preeclampsia group. The results strengthen the arrangement and severity of endothelial damage in preeclamptic patients and may have identified those patients with a significantly higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease.