IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 50 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog5004070
Open Access Systematic Review
The Association between Antiphospholipid Syndrome after Conventional Treatment and Preeclampsia
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
2 Key Laboratory of Obstetric, Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects of Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
*Correspondence: dr_yangt@163.com (Hongling Peng)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2023, 50(4), 70; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog5004070
Submitted: 8 January 2023 | Revised: 10 February 2023 | Accepted: 17 February 2023 | Published: 13 April 2023
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Despite conventional treatment, the prognosis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) pregnancy remains poor, and some pregnancies are still complicated by preeclampsia (PE). This study aimed to identify the relationship between conventionally-treated APS and the onset of PE. Methods: Relevant studies published up to April 2021 were searched on the PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase databases. Related data were extracted from the included studies, and we performed a meta-analysis. Review Manager 5.4 were used to calculate the pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Results: This study screened 6 studies, including 1 cohort study and 5 case-control studies. Even after conventional treatment, the rate of PE in APS pregnancy is still significantly higher than in the control group. There was a higher pooled OR in the cohort study (OR: 8.37, 95% CI: 3.42–20.48) than the case-control studies (OR: 2.30, 95% CI: 1.12–4.74) in the subgroup analysis. Conclusions: APS pregnancy increases the risk of PE even after conventional treatment. Routine monitoring and standardized and better treatment methods should be developed to prevent the occurrence of PE.

Keywords
antiphospholipid syndrome
preeclampsia
meta-analysis
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