title: Prevention of pre-eclampsia by early antiplatelet therapy.
abstract: 102 patients at high risk of pre-eclampsia and/or fetal growth retardation were randomly allocated to treatment with 300 mg dipyridamole and 150 mg aspirin daily from 3 months' gestation onwards (group A) or to the control group (group B, no treatment). Group A was twice as likely as group B to have a normal pregnancy. Pre-eclampsia occurred in 6 patients in group B and none in group A. Major complications (fetal death or severe growth retardation) occurred in 9 patients in group B and none in group A. Platelet count and plasma volume were significantly higher in group A than in group B throughout pregnancy. The treatment did not produce serious adverse effects. Antiplatelet therapy given early in pregnancy to high-risk patients may thus protect against pre-eclampsia and fetal growth retardation.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beaufils
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uzan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Donsimoni
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Colau
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D004176:Dipyridamole; D001241:Aspirin