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OS088. First trimester triple vascular test for pre-eclampsia prediction
J A Gurgel Alves1, S P Brennecke2, F da Silva Costa2
1Department of Public Health, State University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil.
Insights
Early preeclampsia (PE) detection is improved by combining maternal factors, mean arterial pressure, and ophthalmic artery Doppler. This approach offers a significant advancement in predicting early-onset PE, enhancing maternal and fetal health outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Maternal-Fetal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Physiology
Background:
- Preeclampsia (PE) is a leading cause of maternal and fetal mortality, with unclear vascular mechanisms.
- Early detection of PE remains a challenge, necessitating evaluation of early pregnancy maternal circulation changes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the predictive value of combining maternal risk factors, mean arterial pressure, uterine artery Doppler, brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), and ophthalmic artery Doppler for PE in the first trimester.
Main Methods:
- Prospective study of 487 singleton pregnancies at 11-14 weeks gestation.
- Collected data included maternal history, BMI, MAP, uterine artery PI, brachial artery FMD, and ophthalmic artery Doppler.
- Logistic regression analysis was used to develop prediction algorithms for hypertensive disorders.
Main Results:
- Ophthalmic artery Doppler showed higher velocities in the PE group (p<0.01).
- Brachial artery FMD was not a significant predictor of PE (p=0.90).
- A predictive model combining maternal factors + MAP + uterine artery Doppler or ophthalmic artery Doppler detected 78% of early-onset PE with a 10% false-positive rate.
Conclusions:
- Maternal ophthalmic artery Doppler in the first trimester is a novel and effective predictor for early-onset PE.
- Its predictive contribution is comparable to uterine artery Doppler within a multi-parameter model.
Introduction:
Although PE represents a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality, the vascular mechanisms underlying this disorder have not been clearly identified. During the past three decades, while numerous clinical, biophysical, and biochemical screening tests have been proposed for the early detection of preeclampsia, maternal circulation changes during early pregnancy have yet to be fully evaluated for their contribution to PE prediction.
Objectives:
The aim of this study was to examine a combination of maternal risk factors, mean arterial blood pressure, uterine artery Doppler, brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), and ophthalmic artery Doppler for pre-eclampsia prediction during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Methods:
Prospective study with singleton pregnancies examined at 11-14 weeks of gestation, presenting consecutively for antenatal care in a tertiary Brazilian hospital. The base-cohort population constituted of 487 singleton pregnancies, including 9 case subjects who developed pre-eclampsia (PE) requiring delivery before 34 weeks (early PE) and 22 with late PE, 47 with gestational hypertension, and 409 cases subjects (84%) who were unaffected by PE or gestational hypertension. Maternal history (nulliparity, previous and family history of PE), body mass index (BMI), mean arterial pressure (MAP), uterine artery pulsatility index, brachial artery FMD and ophthalmic artery Doppler were recorded in all of the cases. Univariate and logistic regression analysis was used to derive algorithms for the prediction of hypertensive disorders.
Results:
Uterine artery percentile of mean PI was higher in the PE than in the control group (p<0.01). The mean brachial artery FMD was 7.4%±8.2% in the control group and 7.3%±8.2% in the PE group. Logistic regression analysis determined that FDM was not a predictor of PE (OR=0.99, CI 95% 0.94-1.04; p=0.90) and this test was withdrawn from the predictive model. The average of the first diastolic peak velocity in the ophthalmic artery was higher in the PE group compared with controls (24.56cm/s×21.13cm/s; p<0.01).It was estimated that, with the prediction algorithm for PE, a combination of maternal factors + MAP + uterine artery Doppler or ophthalmic artery Doppler can detect 78% of early-onset PE with 10% false-positive rate.
Conclusion:
Maternal ophthalmic artery Doppler in the first trimester of pregnancy is a novel predictive parameter for PE (especially early-onset PE), it has the same detection rate contribution in a multi-parameter predictive model as would be the case uterine artery Doppler was used instead.
