Objective: To determine diagnostic utility of Doppler measurements in fetal descending aorta and umbilical arteries in predicting intrauterine growth retarded (IUGR) fetuses at risk in pregnancies complicated by pre-eclampsia and/or HELLP syndrome. Methods: Doppler measurements were taken in fetal descending aorta and umbilical arteries of 53 patients with pre-eclampsia, 10 of whom had HELLP sy...

OBJECTIVE Recently, acquired as well as genetic prothrombotic factors are associated with thrombotic events. These factors have also been related to conditions of uteroplacental insufficiency such as pre-eclampsia, HELLP syndrome and severe intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The aim of this study was to determine whether elevated factor VIII levels are associated with uteroplacental insuff...

Recent studies showed that considerable amounts of glycosaminoglycans are released into maternal blood during normal pregnancy and in hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP) syndrome. Maternal endothelia and the syncytiotrophoblast layer have been discussed as a possible origin of these glycocalyx components. Our study aimed to visualize the glycocalyx on the syncytiotropho...

We describe a case of a woman who presented with HELLP syndrome in two subsequent pregnancies (age 36 and 40), at gestational age of 22 weeks in both pregnancies with a rapid onset and progression. She presented with characteristic clinical symptoms and laboratory findings. Both pregnancies were delivered by caesarean sections due to deterioration in the mother's condition, although neither pre...

Mirror syndrome is a rare clinical entity consisting of fetal and placental hydrops with maternal edema. It is associated with an increase in fetal mortality and maternal morbility. We describe the anesthetic management of a parturient with Mirror syndrome complicated by HELLP syndrome and massive postpartum hemorrhage, who required general anesthesia for cesarean delivery.

Stroke is a disease, which is characteristic in older and middle-aged people; however, it can also occur in younger people. Pregnancy and puerperium are its important risk factors. The most important risk factor of stroke in pregnant women is preeclampsia and eclampsia. These conditions may develop into the HELLP syndrome, which is characterized by a simultaneous occurrence of hemolysis, elevat...