First trimester inflammatory mediators in women with chronic hypertension.

Diane NzeluDan Dumitrascu-BirisTheodoros KarampitsakosKypros K NicolaidesNikos A Kametas

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2020)

Women with chronic hypertension have increased serum endothelin in the first trimester of pregnancy and those who develop superimposed preeclampsia have higher levels of VCAM. None of the inflammatory mediators performed well in the first trimester in the prediction of preeclampsia.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
early onset
pregnancy outcomes
oxidative stress
preterm birth
pregnant women
drug induced