Slow early β-hCG elevation is associated with increased risk for hypertensive pregnancy complications
Patients with slow β-hCG elevation in the fifth gestational week were approximately at a 2.6-fold higher risk for pregnancy induced hypertension complications when compared to patients with a normal β-hCG elevation. The early detection of this previously unrecognized risk group could allow tighter follow-up during pregnancy, which could potentially reduce these complications.
Authors
- Avital Wertheimer
- Yoel Shufaro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2759-5588)
- Anat Pardo
- Tzippy Shochat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7576-8327)
- Eyal Krispin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5859-9528)
- Inbal Navon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1084-2776)
- Eran Altman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0781-7430)
- Alyssa Hochberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7387-409X)
- Avi Ben‐Haroush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3606-2591)
- Rita Zlatkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5971-7506)
- Liat Salzer‐Sheelo
- Onit Sapir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7964-6557)
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Rabin Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pregnancy Hypertension
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.preghy.2025.101394
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00