UTERINE ARTERIES DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY IN A PREGNANT WOMAN WITH GENETIC RISK FOR THROMBOPHILIA

Abstract

The objective of this study was to follow the velocimetry changes in the uterine arteries and the fetal growth curves in a pregnant woman with a genetic risk for thrombophilia. The patient received aspirin until 25 weeks of gestation, when the hematologist decided on thromboembolism prophylaxis with heparin until 24 hours before delivery. The velocimetry indices in uterine arteries and the umbilical artery were within normal limits until the end of the pregnancy. During the follow-up, the coagulation tests remained within normal parameters for the pregnancy period and fetal growth was within normal limits. The birth was done by cesarean section at 38 weeks of gestation. The fetal weight at birth was 3190 grams and the Apgar score was 8/9.