Meta-analysis of heparin combined with aspirin versus aspirin alone for unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion

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BACKGROUND: Unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) frustrates women of childbearing age profoundly, and effective therapies are particularly important.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of heparin combined with aspirin and aspirin alone for URSA.

SEARCH STRATEGY: Electronic databases (PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, Clinical key and Cochrane Library) were searched for relevant studies from database inception to August 2019.

SELECTION CRITERIA: Studies of women of childbearing age with at least two consecutive abortions were included.

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: Relevant items were extracted, tabulated, and subjected to STATA for data analysis. Study women were divided into group A (taking heparin plus aspirin) and group B (taking aspirin alone). The primary outcome was the rate of live birth.

MAIN RESULTS: Women from eight randomized controlled trials were included: 493 in group A and 501 in group B. The number of live births was significantly higher in group A (P=0.003). The result remained the same in subgroup analysis by presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Among women who had a live birth, gestational age at delivery tended to be older in group B (P=0.054). No differences in birthweight or intrauterine growth restriction were observed. Adverse effects were sporadically reported.

CONCLUSION: Among women with URSA, heparin combined with aspirin increased the live birth rate as compared with aspirin alone. There was a beneficial tendency of taking aspirin-only to prolong gestation week.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:151

Enthalten in:

International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - 151(2020), 1 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 23-32

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Yue-Hua [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Zeng-Yan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9005-49-6
Aspirin
Fibrinolytic Agents
Heparin
Heparin combined with aspirin
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Pregnancy failure
R16CO5Y76E
Repeated abortion
Repeated fetal loss
Systematic Review
Treatment
Unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 01.04.2021

Date Revised 01.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ijgo.13266

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311150454