High serum angiopoietin-like protein-4 levels are associated with gestational hypertension and preeclampsia: a case-control study

Abstract

Investigation of angiopoietin-like protein-4 (ANGPTL-4) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) levels as a biochemical marker in gestational hypertension (GH) and preeclampsia (PE), which are known to have important roles in the maintenance of angiogenesis and endothelial functions.

Keywords

• pregnancy
• preeclampsia
• gestational hypertension
• angptl-4
• vegf-a