The role of arginase estimation to predict hypertensive disorder of pregnancy at an earlier stage
A moderate to marked increase in serum arginase levels in pregnancy-induced hypertension and preeclampsia cases, combined with abnormal serum uric acid and alanine transaminase levels along with low platelet count suggested that serum arginase estimation could be used to predict hypertensive disorders of pregnancy at an early stage.
Authors
- Shazia Qayyum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4279-8853)
- Muhammad Nadim Akbar Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5610-4747)
- S. A. Shafiq
- Saadia Sultana
Institutions
- International Islamic University, Islamabad (PK)
- Riphah International University (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
- Published
- 2024-09-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47391/jpma.10157
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00