Umbilical cord and preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is associated with abnormalities in the umbilical cord in several ways: morphological, biochemical and functional. Alteration in blood vessels of the placenta, decidua and circulatory system of the fetus might be related to factors that cause preeclampsia and may be associated with alterations of the umbilical cord. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between each type of umbilical cord abnormality and the different subtypes of hypertensive gestational disorders. METHODS: We conducted a prospective study on consecutive autopsies and its placentas, looking for abnormalities in the umbilical cord's features and their clinical associations. RESULTS: Umbilical cord abnormalities including length, diameter, insertion, entanglements, knots and coils were associated with maternal gestational hypertension. CONCLUSION:Inwomen with gestational hypertension, umbilical cord abnormalities are associated with fetal and neonatal consequences. © 2016 IOS Press and the authors.

• Fecha de publicación: 2016
• Institución: Universidad Tecnológica de Bolívar
• Repositorio: Repositorio Institucional UTB
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.utb.edu.co:20.500.12585/8990
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12585/8990
• Palabra clave: Eclampsia; Gestational hypertension; HELLP syndrome; Placenta; Pregnancy; Adult; Article; Chronic disease; Chronic hypertension; Disease association; Eclampsia; Embryo; Female; Fetus; Human; Hypercoiling umbilical cord; Hypocoiling umbilical cord; Major clinical study; Male; Marginal umbilical cord insertion; Maternal hypertension; Paramarginal umbilical cord insertion; Preeclampsia; Prematurity; Priority journal; Single umbilical artery; Superimposed preeclampsia; Umbilical cord; Umbilical malformation; Abnormalities; Autopsy; Colombia; Fetal Growth Retardation; Fetomaternal transfusion; Lesions and defects; Newborn; Pathology; Placenta; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Prospective study; Vascularization; Adult; Autopsy; Colombia; Dilatation, Pathologic; Female; Fetal Growth Retardation; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Male; Maternal-Fetal Exchange; Placenta; Pre-Eclampsia; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Umbilical Cord
• Rights: restrictedAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/