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Red cell aggregation during normal pregnancy.

A Huisman1, J G Aarnoudse, M Krans

  • 1Department of Obstetrics, University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

British Journal of Haematology
|January 1, 1988
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Red cell aggregation (RCA) significantly increases during pregnancy, despite blood dilution. Elevated fibrinogen levels are the primary driver, but other factors also contribute to higher RCA by 37 weeks.

Area of Science:

  • Hematology
  • Physiology
  • Obstetrics

Background:

  • Red cell aggregation (RCA) elevates blood viscosity at low shear rates.
  • RCA is influenced by red cell concentration and high molecular weight plasma proteins like fibrinogen.
  • Normal pregnancy involves significant changes in these plasma protein concentrations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate changes in RCA during normal pregnancy.
  • To determine the influence of these changes on RCA.
  • To identify the specific factors contributing to altered RCA in pregnancy.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study involving 24 healthy pregnant women.
  • RCA measured using light reflection (syllectometry).
  • Aggregation half time used as the primary RCA metric.

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Main Results:

  • RCA markedly increased throughout normal pregnancy.
  • Aggregation half time decreased from 5.6s (non-pregnant) to 3.3s at 37 weeks.
  • Multiple regression analysis identified increased fibrinogen as the main contributor, with other factors also significant at 37 weeks.

Conclusions:

  • Pregnancy is associated with a substantial increase in red cell aggregation.
  • Elevated fibrinogen levels play a key role in this pregnancy-related RCA increase.
  • Additional factors beyond fibrinogen also contribute to RCA changes in late pregnancy.