Author/Authors :
Parvin, Saila NICRH - Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Bangladesh , Samsuddin, Latifa Enam Medical College - Department of Obstetrics andGynaecology, Bangladesh , Ali, Ahammed Department of Skin and VD, Bangladesh , Chowdhury, Shafiqul Alam Department of Urology, Bangla , Siddique, Ibrahim Department of Surgery, Bangladesh
Abstract :
This study was carried in BSMMU from July 2001 to June 2003. During the study period, 60 pregnantwomen were studied. Thirty patients were preeclamptic and thirty were normal healthy pregnantwomen served as control. Serum lipoprotein(a) was found significantly higher in preeclamptic women56.63±22.6 mg/dl and found within limit in normal healthy pregnant women, 12.89±4.59mg/dl. Resultis statistically highly significant (P 0.001). Mean Systolic Blood Pressure was 163.33±29.63 mmHgand 117.00±11.19mmHg in case and control and Diastolic Blood Pressure was 108.53±14.54 mmHgand 76.00±6.87mmHg respectively in case and control group. Result was highly significant as P 0.001. The mean (±SD) serum lipoprotein(a) concentration in normal pregnancies and preeclampsiawere found to be 12.91±4.94 and 56.65±22.62. Moderate Proteinuria was found in 77.5% and severeproteinuria in 22.2% cases of preeclampsia respectively. Regardless of mechanism andpathophysiology of preeclampsia, we found high serum level of lipoprotein (a) in preeclampsiapatients. These high levels of lipoprotein (a) significantly correlated with blood pressure andproteinuria.
