Is It Possible to Differentiate Chronic Kidney Disease and Preeclampsia by means of New and Old Biomarkers? A Prospective Study

Objective. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and preeclampsia (PE) may both present with hypertension and proteinuria in pregnancy. Our objective is to test the possibility of distinguishing CKD from PE by means of uteroplacental flows and maternal circulating sFlt-1/PlGF ratio. Design. Prospective analy...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Rolfo, Rossella Attini, Elisabetta Tavassoli, Federica Vigotti Neve, Marco Nigra, Matteo Cicilano, Anna Maria Nuzzo, Domenica Giuffrida, Marilisa Biolcati, Michele Nichelatti, Pietro Gaglioti, Tullia Todros, Giorgina Barbara Piccoli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/127083