Abstract
The plasma levels of heparin cofactor II were determined in pregnant women who were either normotensive, or had essential hypertension, gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia during the third trimester and 72 h after delivery. Heparin cofactor II levels in the pre-eclampsia group were depressed. The clinical relevance of this finding is the potential utility of heparin cofactor II plasma levels in the differential diagnostic between non- proteinuric hypertension and pre-eclampsia.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 205-208 |
Journal | Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1998 |
Keywords
- Heparin cofactor II
- Hypertension
- Pre-eclampsia
- Pregnancy