Meta-analysis of low-molecular-weight heparin to prevent recurrent placenta-mediated pregnancy complications

• Published in: Blood Vol. 123; no. 6; pp. 822 - 828
• Main Authors: Rodger, Marc A., Carrier, Marc, Le Gal, Grégoire, Martinelli, Ida, Perna, Annalisa, Rey, Évelyne, de Vries, J.I.P., Gris, Jean-Christophe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 06.02.2014; American Society of Hematology
• Subjects: Female; Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight - administration & dosage; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Life Sciences; Placenta Diseases - prevention & control; Pre-Eclampsia - prevention & control; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - prevention & control; Secondary Prevention

A 35-year-old woman with recurrent severe placenta-mediated pregnancy complications in her 2 pregnancies asks: Will low-molecular-weight heparin help prevent recurrent placenta-mediated pregnancy complications in my next pregnancy? We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs)...