Tony Ighile¹, Shona McKenna¹, Queen Mudau¹ and Paul H Hartel²*

¹Atlantic Technological University, Sligo, Ireland
²Sligo University Hospital, Sligo, Ireland

*Corresponding Author: Paul H Hartel, Sligo University Hospital, Sligo, Ireland.

Received: October 10, 2023; Published: November 06, 2023

Abstract

In order to evaluate the association of placental pathology findings with umbilical cord index, we reviewed clinical and pathologic findings from 40 placentas. We found that umbilical cord index is associated with placental intervillous thrombi. Intervillous thrombi showed increased prevalence in cases with umbilical cord hypocoiling (83%; 5/6) vs. hypercoiling (50%; 3/6) or normal coiling (26%; 6/23). Other clinical and pathologic parameters showed no differences by umbilical cord index. Intervillous placental thrombi have been shown to be of maternal origin and have classical potential etiologies such as hypercoagulability, including maternal thrombophilias. Therefore, early sonographic identification of abnormally coiled umbilical cords, particularly hypocoiled cords, may serve as a marker for maternal screening of thrombotic risk.

Keywords: Umbilical Cord Index; Intervillous Thrombus; Coagulopathy; Thrombophilia; Fetal Ultrasound

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Citation

Citation: Paul H Hartel., et al. “Umbilical Cord Index and Placental Intervillous Thrombi: Implications for Clinical Management".Acta Scientific Women's Health 5.12 (2023): 03-05.

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Copyright: © 2023 Paul H Hartel., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.