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Should angiogenic markers be included in diagnostic criteria of superimposed pre‐eclampsia in women with chronic hypertension?

ABSTRACT Objective Although the most recent guidance from the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP) has highlighted the role of angiogenic marker assessment in the diagnosis of pre‐eclampsia (PE) in women with chronic hypertension, the ISSHP has withheld recommendi...

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Published in:Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology 2022-02, Vol.59 (2), p.192-201
Main Authors: Binder, J., Kalafat, E., Palmrich, P., Pateisky, P., Khalil, A.
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objective Although the most recent guidance from the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy (ISSHP) has highlighted the role of angiogenic marker assessment in the diagnosis of pre‐eclampsia (PE) in women with chronic hypertension, the ISSHP has withheld recommending its implementation due to the limited available evidence in this group of women. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the value of soluble fms‐like tyrosine kinase‐1 (sFlt‐1) and placental growth factor (PlGF) assessment in women with chronic hypertension and suspected superimposed PE. Methods This was a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data recorded in an electronic database between January 2013 and October 2019. Women with chronic hypertension and singleton pregnancy who had suspected superimposed PE were included. Superimposed PE was suspected in women presenting with worsening hypertension, epigastric pain, new‐onset edema, dyspnea or neurological symptoms. The exclusion criteria were delivery within 1 week after assessment for reasons other than PE, chronic kidney disease, history of cardiac disease, fetal aneuploidy, genetic syndrome or major structural anomaly and missing pregnancy outcome. Maternal serum angiogenic markers (sFlt‐1, PlGF and sFlt‐1/PlGF ratio) were measured. The primary outcome was the utility of angiogenic markers in the prediction of superimposed PE. Predictive accuracy was assessed for superimposed PE diagnosed at different timepoints, including within 1 week after assessment and any time before birth. The secondary outcome was comparison of adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes between women with superimposed PE diagnosed according to the traditional ISSHP criteria and those diagnosed according to extended criteria including angiogenic markers. The predictive accuracy of each angiogenic marker was assessed using receiver‐operating‐characteristics‐curve analysis. Area under the curve (AUC) values were compared using De Long's test. A sensitivity analysis was planned for gestational age at assessment. The association of various variables with composite adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes was assessed using binomial regression. Results The study included 142 pregnant women with chronic hypertension and suspected superimposed PE, of whom 25 (17.6%) developed PE within 1 week after assessment, 52 (36.6%) developed PE at any timepoint before birth and 90 (63.4%) delivered without PE. Maternal serum angiogenic imbalan
ISSN:0960-7692
1469-0705
DOI:10.1002/uog.23711