TAFI antigen and D-dimer levels during normal pregnancy and at delivery

D - Dimer levels in pregnancy

32 We performed a retrospective review of medical charts regarding blood D-dimer levels 33 determined cross-sectionally by latex agglutination assay in 1952 samples from 1185 34 women to determine changes in D-dimer levels according to stage of pregnancy. Three 35 of 17 women in whom further investigations were performed were found to have 36 clinical venous thromboembolism (VTE). The median an...

Physiologic changes during normal pregnancy and delivery.

The major adaptations of the maternal cardiovascular system that progress throughout gestation may unmask previously unrecognized heart disease and result in significant morbidity and mortality. Most of these changes are almost fully reversed in the weeks and months after delivery. Hemodynamic changes during pregnancy include increased blood volume, cardiac output (CO), and maternal heart rate;...

High Levels of IgA Antibodies to Helicobacter Pylori among Omani Women during Pregnancy and after Delivery

Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), is a common infection in pregnant women accompanied by variations in the levels of the IgM, IgA and IgG antibody isotypes. The variations of anti-H. pylori antibodies during and after pregnancy, and the extent of protection they provide to the mother and the fetus are not completely understood. Objectives: To investigate the changes of the anti-H. py...

Factor VIII procoagulant antigen levels in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia.

It has been suggested that the basis for the marked discordance in factor VIII parameters in preeclampsia is the result of proteolysis of the factor VIII procoagulant component (VIII:C) owing to activation of the coagulation system. To investigate this further, levels were compared of factor VIII:C and VIII:C (Ag), the immunologic equivalent of the procoagulant activity, in a series of preeclam...

P-183: TGF-? Level and Insulin Resistance during Normal Pregnancy