Open AccessNT-proBNP: A Useful Biochemical Marker for Prognosis in Rh-Isoimmunized Pregnancies
Author(s) -
Vikas Yadav,
Dipika Deka,
Atul Sharma,
Vatsla Dadhwal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of obstetrics and gynecology of india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0971-9202
pISSN - 0975-6434
DOI - 10.1007/s13224-018-1180-y
Subject(s) - medicine , fetus , hydrops fetalis , anemia , hematocrit , gestation , obstetrics , cord blood , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Rh incompatibility sometimes results in life-threatening conditions in fetus like severe anemia and jaundice, leading to kernicterus and even death. Even after an uneventful intrauterine transfusion (IUT), fetus may not survive despite correction of the fetal anemia. Finding appropriate markers may help in determining the prognosis of such cases. The N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) suggests some degree of heart failure.