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Soluble endoglin and uterine artery Doppler ultrasonography as markers of progression to preeclampsia in women with gestational hypertension: nested case-control study.
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  • Carlos-José Molina-Pérez,
  • Ana Graciela Nolasco-Leaños,
  • Reyes-Ismael Carrillo-Juárez,
  • María Guadalupe Berumen-Lechuga,
  • Irma Isordia-Salas,
  • Alfredo Leaños-Miranda
Carlos-José Molina-Pérez
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social

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Ana Graciela Nolasco-Leaños
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
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Reyes-Ismael Carrillo-Juárez
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
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María Guadalupe Berumen-Lechuga
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
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Irma Isordia-Salas
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
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Alfredo Leaños-Miranda
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
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Abstract

Objective: To determine the clinical usefulness of the soluble endoglin (sEng) and uterine artery Doppler ultrasonography as markers of progression to preeclampsia in women with gestational hypertension (GH). Design: Nested case-control study. Setting: Mexico City, Mexico. Population or sample: 77 singleton pregnant women with GH. Methods: Cases were women who progress to preeclampsia (n=36) and controls were those who did not (n=41). Serum sEng concentrations and uterine artery Doppler ultrasonography were performed at enrollment. Main outcome measures: Progression to preeclampsia and occurrence of adverse outcomes, such as preterm delivery (PD) <37 and <34 weeks of gestation, small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infant, and fetal growth restriction (FGR). Results: Women with sEng values in the highest tertile had higher risk of progression to preeclampsia, PD<34 weeks of gestation, and FGR, odds ratios (ORs) ≥ 3.7. Patients with abnormal uterine artery Doppler pulsatility index (>95th percentile) had higher risk of progression to preeclampsia, PD <34 weeks of gestation, SGA infant, and FGR (ORs ≥ 3.3). The presence of notch was associated with higher risk of progression to preeclampsia, PD <37 and <34 weeks of gestation, SGA infant, and FGR (ORs ≥ 2.9). However, logistic regression analysis revealed that only serum sEng was a significant and independent risk factor for progression of GH to preeclampsia, PD <34 weeks of gestation, and FGR (ORs ≥3.1). Conclusions: sEng is a reliable biomarker of progression to preeclampsia, PD and FGR in patients with GH. Compared to sEng, uterine artery Doppler ultrasound has limited clinical usefulness as marker.