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ArticleBioMed research international2019

Uterine Radial Artery Resistance Index Predicts Reproductive Outcome in Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Losses and Thrombophilia.

S H Bao, N Chigirin, V Hoch, H Ahmed, S T Frempong, M Zhang, J L Ruan, J Kwak-Kim

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Article in BioMed research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

S H BaoReproductive Medicine and Immunology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, USA.
N ChigirinReproductive Medicine and Immunology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, USA.
V HochReproductive Medicine and Immunology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, USA.
H AhmedReproductive Medicine and Immunology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, USA.
S T FrempongDepartment of Reproductive Immunology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201204, China.
M ZhangDepartment of Reproductive Immunology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201204, China.
J L RuanDepartment of Reproductive Immunology, Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai 201204, China.
J Kwak-KimReproductive Medicine and Immunology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Vernon Hills, IL 60061, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8409-1645
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science · USShanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uterine radial artery resistance index (URa-RI) by Doppler ultrasound may reflect the changes in the uteroplacental circulation and be associated with adverse events in early pregnancy. Recurrent pregnancy losses (RPL) are associated with thrombophilia, and anticoagulation treatment with low molecular weight heparin improves pregnancy outcome in women with RPL and thrombophilia. A retrospective cohort study was conducted in 139 pregnant women with 3 or more RPL and thrombophilia. The relationship between pregnancy outcome and dynamic changes of URa-RI was analyzed in 116 women who delivered a liveborn infant and 23 who miscarried the index pregnancy. Patients were on preconception low molecular weight heparin, low-dose aspirin (81mg per day), and prednisone treatment. URa-RI was measured during periovulation time, at the time of positive pregnancy test, and then repeated every two weeks until 32-week gestation or the time of miscarriage. The URa-RI at 8-week gestation was significantly higher in women who miscarried the index pregnancy than those who delivered alive born infant (0.51±0.08 vs. 0.42±0.03, P<0.001). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis demonstrated that URa-RI of 8 wk gestation effectively distinguished women who miscarried from those who had a live birth with an area under the curve of 82.6% (95% CI 69.01-97.17). After adjusting for covariates including age, BMI, and number of miscarriages, multiple logistic regression models showed that each 0.1 unit increase of URa-RI of 8 wk gestation was associated with 18.70-point increase in the risk of miscarriage (OR19.70, 95%CI 4.26-91.1, P<0.001), and women with an URa-RI≥0.45 had an OR of 49.48 (95% CI 8.01-307.95; P<0.001) for miscarriage compared to those who had URa-RI<0.45. In women with RPL and inherited thrombophilia, increased URa-RI at 8-week gestation was associated with spontaneous abortion independent of other risk factors while they were on anticoagulation treatment.

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Abortion, HabitualPregnancy Complications, HematologicThrombophiliaUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexUterine ArteryVascular ResistanceAnticoagulantsAspirinFemaleHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightHumansLive BirthPregnancyRetrospective StudiesAnticoagulantsAspirinHeparin, Low-Molecular-Weight

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PMID31534965
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