The clinical utility of D-dimer/platelet count ratio in pregnant women.

G LimontaJari IntraP Brambilla

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)

This study shows that DD/PLT ratio helps to discriminate preeclampsia from normal pregnancy and gestational hypertension. Large-scale studies are needed to verify its clinical usefulness, and to suggest more appropriate cutoff values for a widespread use.

Keyphrases

pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
blood pressure
weight gain
early onset
preterm birth
peripheral blood