Circulating angiogenic factors in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, spontaneous preterm birth, and stillbirth. Obstetrics and gynecology [Obstet Gynecol] Journal article | | Title | Circulating angiogenic factors in early pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, spontaneous preterm birth, and stillbirth. | | Author(s) | Smith GC, Crossley JA, Aitken DA, Jenkins N, Lyall F, Cameron AD, Connor JM, Dobbie R | | Institution | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom. gcss2@cam.ac.uk | | Source | Obstet Gynecol 2007 Jun; 109(6):1316-24. | | Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To estimate the relationship between maternal serum levels of placental growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) in early pregnancy with the risk of subsequent adverse outcome.
METHODS: A nested, case-control study was performed within a prospective cohort study of Down syndrome screening. Maternal serum levels of sFlt-1 and PlGF at 10-14 weeks of gestation were compared between 939 women with complicated pregnancies and 937 controls. Associations were quantified as the odds ratio for a one decile increase in the corrected level of the analyte.
RESULTS: Higher levels of sFlt-1 were not associated with the risk of preeclampsia but were associated with a reduced risk of delivery of a small for gestational age infant (odds ratio [OR] 0.92, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.88-0.96), extreme (24-32 weeks) spontaneous preterm birth (OR 0.90, 95% CI 0.83-0.99), moderate (33-36 weeks) spontaneous preterm birth (OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.88-0.98), and stillbirth associated with abruption or growth restriction (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.61-0.95). Higher levels of PlGF were associated with a reduced risk of preeclampsia (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.90-0.99) and delivery of a small for gestational age infant (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.91-0.99). Associations were minimally affected by adjustment for maternal characteristics.
CONCLUSION: Higher early pregnancy levels of sFlt-1 and PlGF were associated with a decreased risk of adverse perinatal outcome. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
| | PubMed ID | 17540803 |
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