Assessment of novel cardiovascular biomarkers in women with a history of recurrent miscarriage

OBJECTIVES: A history of recurrent miscarriage is associated with future cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to determine novel cardiovascular biomarkers in women with a history of recurrent miscarriage as this might lead to a better understanding of the association. STUDY DESIGN: Women who visited the recurrent miscarriage clinic at Leiden University Medical Centre (between 2000 and 2010), and had three consecutive miscarriages ≤30 years were invited to participate in this follow-up study (between 2012 and 2014). The reference group consisted of women with at least one uncomplic... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Wagner, M M
Jukema, J W
Hermes, W
le Cessie, S
de Groot, C J M
Bakker, J A
van Lith, J M M
Bloemenkamp, K W M
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Schlagwörter: Abortion / Habitual/blood / Adult / Biomarkers/blood / C-Reactive Protein/analysis / Cardiovascular Diseases/blood / Case-Control Studies / Female / Follow-Up Studies / Health Status / Humans / Hypoalbuminemia/blood / Inflammation Mediators/blood / Netherlands/epidemiology / Pregnancy / Prognosis / Risk Factors / Serum Albumin / Human/analysis / Time Factors / Vitamin D/blood / Vitamin D Deficiency/blood / Young Adult / Recurrent miscarriage / Vitamin D / Cardiovascular biomarkers / HsCRP / Albumin / Obstetrics and Gynaecology / Internal Medicine / Journal Article
Sprache: Englisch
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29203587
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Link(s) : https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/438825

OBJECTIVES: A history of recurrent miscarriage is associated with future cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to determine novel cardiovascular biomarkers in women with a history of recurrent miscarriage as this might lead to a better understanding of the association. STUDY DESIGN: Women who visited the recurrent miscarriage clinic at Leiden University Medical Centre (between 2000 and 2010), and had three consecutive miscarriages ≤30 years were invited to participate in this follow-up study (between 2012 and 2014). The reference group consisted of women with at least one uncomplicated pregnancy and a history of no miscarriage, matched on zip code, age, and date of pregnancy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Cardiovascular biomarkers were determined, classified into; inflammation (HsCRP, lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2), thrombosis (homocysteine, folate, anti-cardiolipin antibodies and anti-ß-2-glycoprotein antibodies), lipid metabolism (lipoprotein(a)), renal function (creatinine, microalbuminuria), myocardial damage (N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, high sensitive TroponineT) and multiple mechanisms (albumin, vitamin D). RESULTS: In both groups, 36 women were included. Women with recurrent miscarriage had a significantly higher median HsCRP (1.49 mg/L) compared to women with no miscarriage (1.01 mg/L, p = 0.03) and a significantly lower mean albumin (46.0 vs 47.6g/L, p = 0.004) and vitamin D (55.6 vs 75.4nmol/L, p = 0.007), respectively. Differences remained after adjustments for classic cardiovascular risk factors (BMI, smoking, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension). CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest a proinflammatory state in women with a history of recurrent miscarriage, which suggests a less optimal health, compared to women with no miscarriage. More research (observational and intervention) is warranted to investigate the association with vitamin D.