sFlt-1, PlGF, sFlt-1/PlGF ratio and uterine artery Doppler for preeclampsia diagnostics

Background and objective: Angiogenic factors such as soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) and placental growth factor (PlGF) play a key role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Uterine artery (UA) blood flow is important for preeclamptic pregnancy outcome, but small amount of evidence sugges...

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Main Authors: Viktorija Tarasevičienė, Regina Grybauskienė, Regina Mačiulevičienė
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Medicina
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1010660X16300891