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Development of non-invasive biomarkers for pre-eclampsia through data-driven cardiovascular network models
Raoul van Loon 
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Claudia Popp,
Jason Carson ,
Alexander Drysdale,
Hari Arora ,
Edward D. Johnstone,
Jenny E. Myers
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Claudia Popp,
Jason Carson ,
Alexander Drysdale,
Hari Arora ,
Edward D. Johnstone,
Jenny E. Myers
Scientific Reports
Swansea University Authors:
Raoul van Loon , Claudia Popp, Jason Carson , Alexander Drysdale, Hari Arora
Abstract
Computational models can be at the basis of new powerful technologies for studying and classifying disorders like pre-eclampsia, where it is difficult to distinguish pre-eclamptic patients from non-pre-eclamptic based on pressure when patients have a track record of hypertension. Computational model...
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Computational models can be at the basis of new powerful technologies for studying and classifying disorders like pre-eclampsia, where it is difficult to distinguish pre-eclamptic patients from non-pre-eclamptic based on pressure when patients have a track record of hypertension. Computational models now enable a detailed analysis of how pregnancy affects the cardiovascular system. Objective – to develop new non-invasive biomarkers that can aid the classification of pre-eclampsia through the integration of six different measured non-invasive cardiovascular signals. Methods – datasets of 21 pregnant women (no early onset pre-eclampsia, n=12; early onset pre-eclampsia, n=9) were used to create personalised cardiovascular models through computational modelling resulting in predictions of blood pressure and flow waveforms in all major and minor vessels of the utero-ovarian system. Main results – the analysis performed revealed that the new predictors PPI (pressure pulsatility index) and RI (resistance index) calculated in arcuate and radial/spiral arteries are able to differentiate between the 2 groups of women (t-test scores of p < .001) better than PI (pulsatility index) and RI (Doppler calculated in the uterine artery) for both supervised and unsupervised classification. Conclusion – two novel high-performing biomarkers for the classification of pre-eclampsia have been identified based on blood velocity and pressure predictions in the smaller placental vasculatures where non-invasive measurements are not feasible. |
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