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Results
Results
This work was conducted on 60 pregnant women selected from out
patient clinic and obstetric Emergency unit of Zagazig University
Hospital.
They were classified into three groups:
proteinuria
1st group included 20 normotensive pregnant women with negative
2 nd group included 20 pregnant women, they fulfilled the criteria of
mild preeclampsia :
• Systolic blood pressure 140 - 160 mm Hg
• Disatolic blood pressure 90 - 100 mm Hg
• Proteinuria was 1 or 2 plus by dipstick testing
3 rd group included 20 pregnant women, they fulfilled one or more
ofthe criteria ofsevere preeclampsia :
• Systolic blood pressure 2': 160 mm Hg
• Diastolic blood pressure 2': 110 mm Hg
• Proteinuria 2': +++ by dipstick testing.
The serum Lp(a) level of these patients was measured using an
enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.
All the women were primigravidae of comparable age and
gestational age.
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