Usefulness of screening for congenital or acquired hemostatic abnormalities in women with previous complicated pregnancies

Citation
G. Mello et al., Usefulness of screening for congenital or acquired hemostatic abnormalities in women with previous complicated pregnancies, HAEMOSTASIS, 29(4), 1999, pp. 197-203
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Journal title
HAEMOSTASIS
ISSN journal
03010147 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
4
Year of publication
1999
Pages
197 - 203
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-0147(1999)29:4<197:UOSFCO>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Activated protein C resistance (APCR) is a common cause of familial thrombo philia and venous thrombosis. The aim of the study was to investigate the p revalence of APCR associated with factor V Leiden mutation and its relevanc e in comparison to other risk factors for thromboembolic disorders in women with a history of previous complicated pregnancies (history of fetal loss in the second and third trimester n = 34, preeclampsia n = 46). The frequen cy of APCR was significantly higher in women with a history of fetal loss a nd preeclampsia (23.5 and 26.1%, respectively) compared with a control grou p (3.8%). The prevalence of antithrombin, protein C and protein S deficienc ies and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies were also investigated: the prevalence of at least one disorder was 41.2% in the group with previo us fetal loss, 37.0% in the group with previous preeclampsia and 7.5% in th e control group. Copyright (C) 2000 S. Karger AG, Basel.