Serum uric acid and pre-eclampsia: an update.
The association between uric acid (UA) and pre-eclampsia has been known for years, but the prognostic value of UA has been debated. This article will review recent evidences, evaluating UA as a prognostic factor for pre-eclampsia, both in the general population and in women with gestational hypertension, and as a predictor of disease severity and adverse maternal-fetal outcome. Finally, studies investigating UA as a putative pathogenic factor for pre-eclampsia are briefly mentioned.
Department of Nephrology, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, Via Arcamone, Foligno, Italy. assidial@tin.it
Gianni
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Bellomo
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D046110:Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / Q000097:blood*; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood*
D014527:Uric Acid