Results: 2

Evaluation of angiogenic factors (PlGF and sFlt-1) in pre-eclampsia diagnosis

Abstract Objective: Recent observations support the hypothesis that an imbalance between angiogenic factors has a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia and is responsible for the clinical manifestations of the disease. The goal of the present study was to evaluate the sensitivity, specif...

Negative correlation between placental growth factor and endocan-1 in women with preeclampsia

Abstract Objective To analyze endocan-1, a biomarker of vascular endothelial related pathologies, and the placental growth factor (PlGF), an angiogenic factor and a placental dysfunction marker in patients with preeclampsia (PE). Methods Case-control study conducted at Hospital São Lucas, in the cit...