Active plasma renin concentration throughout healthy and complicated pregnancy : a systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: Pregnancy is characterized by profound circulatory changes and compensatory adjustments in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). Differences in regulatory response may antedate or accompany vascular complicated pregnancy. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to delineate the trajectory of active plasma renin concentration (APRC) in healthy pregnancy and compare this to complicated pregnancy.

METHODS: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on APRC during normotensive and hypertensive pregnancies, using PubMed (NCBI) and Embase (Ovid) databases. We included only studies reporting measurements during pregnancy together with a nonpregnant reference group measurement. Risk of bias was assessed with QUIPS. Ratio of the mean (ROM) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of APRC values between pregnant and nonpregnant women were estimated for predefined intervals of gestational age using a random-effects model. Meta-regression was used to analyze APRC over time.

RESULTS: In total, we included 18 studies. As compared to nonpregnant, APRC significantly increased as early as the first weeks of healthy pregnancy and stayed increased throughout the whole pregnancy (ROM 2.77; 95% CI 2.26-3.39). APRC in hypertensive complicated pregnancy was not significantly different from nonpregnancy (ROM 1.32; 95% CI 0.97-1.80).

CONCLUSION: Healthy pregnancy is accompanied by a profound rise in APRC in the first trimester that is maintained until term. In hypertensive complicated pregnancy, this increase in APRC is not observed.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E - 22(2024), 1 vom: 07. März, Seite 29

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

El Fathi, Wisal [VerfasserIn]
van Ochten, Maaike [VerfasserIn]
Rehman, Munieb [VerfasserIn]
van Kuijk, Sander M J [VerfasserIn]
IntHout, Joanna [VerfasserIn]
Ghossein-Doha, Chahinda [VerfasserIn]
de Haas, Sander [VerfasserIn]
Spaanderman, Marc E A [VerfasserIn]
van Drongelen, Joris [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4964P6T9RB
Aldosterone
Complicated pregnancy
EC 3.4.23.15
Hypertension
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Pregnancy
Renin
Renin-angiotensin system
Review
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12958-024-01200-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369441591