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Maternal vascular malperfusion

MedGen UID:
1814216
•Concept ID:
C5676642
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Pathologic Function
HPO: HP:0025719

Definition

Gross findings of maternal vascular malperfusion include placental hypoplasia, placental infarction, and retroplacental hemorrhage. If information is available, it is preferable to annotate using the HPO terms that corresponding to the specific abnormalities. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMaternal vascular malperfusion

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Life After Amsterdam: Placental Pathology Consensus Recommendations and Beyond.
Slack JC, Parra-Herran C
Surg Pathol Clin 2022 Jun;15(2):175-196. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2022.02.001. PMID: 35715157
A placenta clinic approach to the diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction.
Kingdom JC, Audette MC, Hobson SR, Windrim RC, Morgen E
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018 Feb;218(2S):S803-S817. Epub 2017 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.11.575. PMID: 29254754
Sampling and Definitions of Placental Lesions: Amsterdam Placental Workshop Group Consensus Statement.
Khong TY, Mooney EE, Ariel I, Balmus NC, Boyd TK, Brundler MA, Derricott H, Evans MJ, Faye-Petersen OM, Gillan JE, Heazell AE, Heller DS, Jacques SM, Keating S, Kelehan P, Maes A, McKay EM, Morgan TK, Nikkels PG, Parks WT, Redline RW, Scheimberg I, Schoots MH, Sebire NJ, Timmer A, Turowski G, van der Voorn JP, van Lijnschoten I, Gordijn SJ
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2016 Jul;140(7):698-713. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2015-0225-CC. PMID: 27223167

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Placental pathology and neonatal encephalopathy.
Fox A, Doyle E, Geary M, Hayes B
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2023 Jan;160(1):22-27. Epub 2022 Jul 3 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14301. PMID: 35694848Free PMC Article
Life After Amsterdam: Placental Pathology Consensus Recommendations and Beyond.
Slack JC, Parra-Herran C
Surg Pathol Clin 2022 Jun;15(2):175-196. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2022.02.001. PMID: 35715157
The Placenta as a Window to Maternal Vascular Health.
Parks WT, Catov JM
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2020 Mar;47(1):17-28. Epub 2019 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2019.10.001. PMID: 32008667
Fetal Vascular Malperfusion.
Heider A
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2017 Nov;141(11):1484-1489. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0212-RA. PMID: 29072954
Sampling and Definitions of Placental Lesions: Amsterdam Placental Workshop Group Consensus Statement.
Khong TY, Mooney EE, Ariel I, Balmus NC, Boyd TK, Brundler MA, Derricott H, Evans MJ, Faye-Petersen OM, Gillan JE, Heazell AE, Heller DS, Jacques SM, Keating S, Kelehan P, Maes A, McKay EM, Morgan TK, Nikkels PG, Parks WT, Redline RW, Scheimberg I, Schoots MH, Sebire NJ, Timmer A, Turowski G, van der Voorn JP, van Lijnschoten I, Gordijn SJ
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2016 Jul;140(7):698-713. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2015-0225-CC. PMID: 27223167

Diagnosis

Life After Amsterdam: Placental Pathology Consensus Recommendations and Beyond.
Slack JC, Parra-Herran C
Surg Pathol Clin 2022 Jun;15(2):175-196. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2022.02.001. PMID: 35715157
Four major patterns of placental injury: a stepwise guide for understanding and implementing the 2016 Amsterdam consensus.
Redline RW, Ravishankar S, Bagby CM, Saab ST, Zarei S
Mod Pathol 2021 Jun;34(6):1074-1092. Epub 2021 Feb 8 doi: 10.1038/s41379-021-00747-4. PMID: 33558658
The Placental Basis of Fetal Growth Restriction.
Zur RL, Kingdom JC, Parks WT, Hobson SR
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 2020 Mar;47(1):81-98. Epub 2019 Dec 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ogc.2019.10.008. PMID: 32008673
Fetal Vascular Malperfusion.
Heider A
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2017 Nov;141(11):1484-1489. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2017-0212-RA. PMID: 29072954
Sampling and Definitions of Placental Lesions: Amsterdam Placental Workshop Group Consensus Statement.
Khong TY, Mooney EE, Ariel I, Balmus NC, Boyd TK, Brundler MA, Derricott H, Evans MJ, Faye-Petersen OM, Gillan JE, Heazell AE, Heller DS, Jacques SM, Keating S, Kelehan P, Maes A, McKay EM, Morgan TK, Nikkels PG, Parks WT, Redline RW, Scheimberg I, Schoots MH, Sebire NJ, Timmer A, Turowski G, van der Voorn JP, van Lijnschoten I, Gordijn SJ
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2016 Jul;140(7):698-713. Epub 2016 May 25 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2015-0225-CC. PMID: 27223167

Therapy

Machine learning-based placental clusters and their associations with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Petersen JM, Parker SE, Dukes KA, Hutcheon JA, Ahrens KA, Werler MM
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2023 May;37(4):350-361. Epub 2022 Nov 28 doi: 10.1111/ppe.12938. PMID: 36441121Free PMC Article
Pregnancy complications and placental histology following embryo transfer with a thinner endometrium.
Ganer Herman H, Volodarsky-Perel A, Ton Nu TN, Machado-Gedeon A, Cui Y, Shaul J, Dahan MH
Hum Reprod 2022 Jul 30;37(8):1739-1745. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deac148. PMID: 35771669
Placental pathology predicts infantile neurodevelopment.
Ueda M, Tsuchiya KJ, Yaguchi C, Furuta-Isomura N, Horikoshi Y, Matsumoto M, Suzuki M, Oda T, Kawai K, Itoh T, Matsuya M, Narumi M, Kohmura-Kobayashi Y, Tamura N, Uchida T, Itoh H
Sci Rep 2022 Feb 16;12(1):2578. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-06300-w. PMID: 35173199Free PMC Article
How and when to recommend delivery of a growth-restricted fetus: A review.
Lausman A, Kingdom J
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2021 Nov;77:119-128. Epub 2021 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2021.09.006. PMID: 34657786
Placental pathology in women with HIV.
Ikumi NM, Matjila M, Gray CM, Anumba D, Pillay K
Placenta 2021 Nov;115:27-36. Epub 2021 Sep 11 doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.09.006. PMID: 34537469

Prognosis

Placental pathology predicts infantile neurodevelopment.
Ueda M, Tsuchiya KJ, Yaguchi C, Furuta-Isomura N, Horikoshi Y, Matsumoto M, Suzuki M, Oda T, Kawai K, Itoh T, Matsuya M, Narumi M, Kohmura-Kobayashi Y, Tamura N, Uchida T, Itoh H
Sci Rep 2022 Feb 16;12(1):2578. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-06300-w. PMID: 35173199Free PMC Article
Placental pathology in women with HIV.
Ikumi NM, Matjila M, Gray CM, Anumba D, Pillay K
Placenta 2021 Nov;115:27-36. Epub 2021 Sep 11 doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.09.006. PMID: 34537469
HIV, Placental Pathology, and Birth Outcomes-a Brief Overview.
Bruce-Brand C, Wright CA, Schubert PT
J Infect Dis 2021 Dec 8;224(12 Suppl 2):S683-S690. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab240. PMID: 33987644
Maternal and foetal placental vascular malperfusion in pregnancies with anti-phospholipid antibodies.
Spinillo A, Bellingeri C, Cavagnoli C, Maggio I, Riceputi G, Ruspini B, Cesari S, Beneventi F
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021 Mar 2;60(3):1148-1157. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa499. PMID: 32864694
Maternal Vascular Malperfusion and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Low-Risk Nulliparous Women.
Wright E, Audette MC, Ye XY, Keating S, Hoffman B, Lye SJ, Shah PS, Kingdom JC
Obstet Gynecol 2017 Nov;130(5):1112-1120. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002264. PMID: 29016509

Clinical prediction guides

Machine learning-based placental clusters and their associations with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Petersen JM, Parker SE, Dukes KA, Hutcheon JA, Ahrens KA, Werler MM
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2023 May;37(4):350-361. Epub 2022 Nov 28 doi: 10.1111/ppe.12938. PMID: 36441121Free PMC Article
Association between fetal vascular malperfusion and gestational diabetes.
Goto T, Sato Y, Kodama Y, Tomimori K, Sameshima H, Aman M, Maekawa K, Yamashita A, Asada Y
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2022 Jan;48(1):80-86. Epub 2021 Nov 2 doi: 10.1111/jog.15046. PMID: 34729872
HIV, Placental Pathology, and Birth Outcomes-a Brief Overview.
Bruce-Brand C, Wright CA, Schubert PT
J Infect Dis 2021 Dec 8;224(12 Suppl 2):S683-S690. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab240. PMID: 33987644
Maternal and foetal placental vascular malperfusion in pregnancies with anti-phospholipid antibodies.
Spinillo A, Bellingeri C, Cavagnoli C, Maggio I, Riceputi G, Ruspini B, Cesari S, Beneventi F
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021 Mar 2;60(3):1148-1157. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa499. PMID: 32864694
Race and risk of maternal vascular malperfusion lesions in the placenta.
Assibey-Mensah V, Parks WT, Gernand AD, Catov JM
Placenta 2018 Sep;69:102-108. Epub 2018 Aug 2 doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2018.07.017. PMID: 30213478

Recent systematic reviews

An Update on COVID-19-Associated Placental Pathologies.
Schaumann N, Suhren JT
Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2024 Feb;228(1):42-48. Epub 2024 Feb 8 doi: 10.1055/a-2220-7469. PMID: 38330958
Placental histopathology after SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Di Girolamo R, Khalil A, Alameddine S, D'Angelo E, Galliani C, Matarrelli B, Buca D, Liberati M, Rizzo G, D'Antonio F
Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2021 Nov;3(6):100468. Epub 2021 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2021.100468. PMID: 34425296Free PMC Article
Placenta morphology and biomarkers in pregnancies with congenital heart disease - A systematic review.
Snoep MC, Aliasi M, van der Meeren LE, Jongbloed MRM, DeRuiter MC, Haak MC
Placenta 2021 Sep 1;112:189-196. Epub 2021 Aug 8 doi: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.07.297. PMID: 34388551

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