title: Prognostic role of uterine artery Doppler in patients with preeclampsia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the predictive capacity of umbilical, cerebral and uterine artery Doppler in women admitted for preeclampsia (PE).
  
  
  METHODS
  190 consecutive singleton pregnancies admitted with PE were included. Umbilical, cerebral and uterine artery Dopplers were performed. The association with adverse perinatal outcome was evaluated from 2 x 2 tables and multivariately by logistic regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 82 (43%) women had an abnormal uterine artery Doppler on admission, being more prevalent in early-onset (<32 weeks) than in the late-onset PE (62 vs. 27%, p < 0.05). In both early- and late-onset forms, uterine artery Doppler showed a greater capacity than umbilical and middle cerebral artery Doppler for predicting adverse perinatal outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Uterine artery Doppler was the best predictive parameter for perinatal outcome in pregnancies with PE and may be included as a primary surveillance test.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, ICGON, Fetal and Perinatal Medicine Research Group and Center of Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meler
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Figueras
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mula
authors.forename: Fatima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crispi
authors.forename: Mar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benassar
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: Eduard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gratacós
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020768:Middle Cerebral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014469:Umbilical Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055988:Uterine Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*