Preeclampsia is still a major risk factor for maternal-fetal health. Therefore, early identifcation of pregnant women at risk for preeclampsia is a big priority in ob-stetrics in order to decrease the mortality and mo...Preeclampsia is still a major risk factor for maternal-fetal health. Therefore, early identifcation of pregnant women at risk for preeclampsia is a big priority in ob-stetrics in order to decrease the mortality and morbidity associated with this disease. On the basis of well known and new pathophysiological mechanisms of preeclamp-sia, different biochemical and ultrasonographic param-eters have been investigated in the literature, without fnding an ideal marker for early screening. In this brief review, we present the best studied ultrasonographic markers and the most recent genetic factors and prom-ising emerging biomarkers of preeclampsia, to date. We hope that in the future the combination of these tests will allow us to predict which women are at risk of preeclampsia.展开更多
文摘Preeclampsia is still a major risk factor for maternal-fetal health. Therefore, early identifcation of pregnant women at risk for preeclampsia is a big priority in ob-stetrics in order to decrease the mortality and morbidity associated with this disease. On the basis of well known and new pathophysiological mechanisms of preeclamp-sia, different biochemical and ultrasonographic param-eters have been investigated in the literature, without fnding an ideal marker for early screening. In this brief review, we present the best studied ultrasonographic markers and the most recent genetic factors and prom-ising emerging biomarkers of preeclampsia, to date. We hope that in the future the combination of these tests will allow us to predict which women are at risk of preeclampsia.
