Pulmonary thrombo-embolism in pregnancy: diagnosis and management

LE Simcox, L Ormesher, C Tower, IA Greer - Breathe, 2015 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Key points Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pregnancy remains a leading cause of direct
maternal mortality in the developed world and identifiable risk factors are increasing in …

Pregnancy complicated by venous thrombosis

IA Greer - New England Journal of Medicine, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Key Clinical Points Venous Thrombosis in Pregnancy Venous thromboembolism is a
leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity in the developed world. The risk of deep …

A dormant microbial component in the development of preeclampsia

DB Kell, LC Kenny - Frontiers in medicine, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Preeclampsia (PE) is a complex, multisystem disorder that remains a leading cause of
morbidity and mortality in pregnancy. Four main classes of dysregulation accompany PE …

How I treat venous thromboembolism in pregnancy

S Middeldorp, W Ganzevoort - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
One to 2 pregnant women in 1000 will experience venous thromboembolism (VTE) during
pregnancy or postpartum. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a leading cause of maternal …

Comparison of markers of coagulation activation and thrombin generation test in uncomplicated pregnancies

B Joly, V Barbay, JY Borg, V Le Cam-Duchez - Thrombosis research, 2013 - Elsevier
Introduction Pregnancy is a well-established risk factor for venous thromboembolism, and is
associated with a state of hypercoagulability or parameters of thrombin generation …

Use of d‐dimer measurement to guide anticoagulant treatment in recurrent pregnancy loss associated with antiphospholipid syndrome

SH Bao, SL Sheng, H Liao, Q Zhou… - American Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Problem To examine whether the level of plasma D‐dimer can guide anticoagulant
treatment in recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) associated with antiphospholipid syndrome …

Variations of plasma D-dimer level at various points of normal pregnancy and its trends in complicated pregnancies: a retrospective observational cohort study

U Baboolall, Y Zha, X Gong, DR Deng, F Qiao, H Liu - Medicine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
D-Dimer (DD) is the smallest fragment of plasmin-mediated cleavage of fibrin. There is a
progressive increase in DD concentration with advancing gestation in normal pregnancies …

Thrombin generation, D-dimer and protein S in uncomplicated pregnancy

MK Kovac, SZ Lalic-Cosic, JM Dmitrovic… - Clinical Chemistry and …, 2015 - degruyter.com
Background: Gestational age-specific reference values are essential for the accurate
interpretation of haemostatic tests during pregnancy. Methods: Our 1-year prospective study …

Venous thromboembolism and stroke in pregnancy

K McLean, M Cushman - Hematology 2014, the American …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Pregnancy and the postpartum period substantially increase the risk for thrombotic events.
Although the absolute risk for thrombosis is low, these events comprise a significant portion …

Pregnancy and venous thromboembolism

S Barco, M Nijkeuter… - Seminars in thrombosis …, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
Pregnancy and the postpartum period are associated with an increased risk of venous
thromboembolism (VTE), which complicates 1 to 2 of 1,000 pregnancies and represents a …