Severe pregnancy complications are associated with elevated factor VIII plasma activity

Eli Rimon*, Jessica Ascher-Landsberg, Noga Carmi, Ariel Many, Varda Deutsch, Michael J. Kupferminc

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the prevalence of elevated factor VIII activity among women with severe complications of pregnancy. The study group included 49 patients with a previous history of pregnancy complications: severe preeclampsia (n = 9); intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) (n = 9); severe intrauterine fetal growth restriction (IUGR) (n = 12); IUGR and preeclampsia (n = 7); preeclampsia and placental abruption (n = 2); IUFD and IUGR (n = 5); and abruptio placenta (n = 5). The control group included 49 healthy women who had had at least one normal pregnancy. Seventeen women of the study group (34.6%) had elevated factor VIII activity compared to one woman (2.1%) in the control group (P < 0.05). The mean level of factor VIII was 159 ± 52% and 88 ± 17.4% of normal activity (mean ± SD, t-test, P < 0.05). Importantly, 10 women of the study group (20.4%) had only elevated factor VIII activity with no other known thrombophilia compared to one woman (2.1%) in the control group (P < 0.05). Elevated plasma activity of factor VIII might be a risk factor for severe pregnancy complications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)184-188
Number of pages5
JournalBlood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis
Volume23
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2012

Keywords

  • factor VIII
  • severe pregnancy complications
  • thrombophilia

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