评估内皮功能障碍的循环可溶性标志物和与PE相关的风险因素:加纳北部的一个多中心纵向病例控制研究

Benjamin Ahenkorah1,2, Samuel Asamoah Sakyi1, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo1

  • 1Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Heliyon
|September 4, 2023
PubMed
概括

孕前 (PE) 与内皮功能障碍有关,观察到N-终端前脑性尿素 (NTpro-BNP) 的升高和神经活素-1的降低. 这些标志物,以及胎盘问题,表明在PE中存在显著的孕产妇和胎儿风险.

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