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SynthesisFrontiers in medicine2022

Pravastatin in preeclampsia: A meta-analysis and systematic review.

Balázs Mészáros, Dániel Sándor Veres, Luca Nagyistók, Anikó Somogyi, Klára Rosta, Zoltán Herold, Zoltán Kukor, Sándor Valent

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Frontiers in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
11.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Lipid Profile and Management of Dyslipidemias in Pregnancy.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025
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  15. Secondary prevention of preeclampsia.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Balázs MészárosDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Dániel Sándor VeresDepartment of Biophysics and Radiation Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Luca NagyistókDél-Pest Centrum Hospital National Hematology and Infectious Diseases Institute, Budapest, Hungary.
Anikó SomogyiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Haematology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Klára RostaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Zoltán HeroldDivision of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Oncology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Zoltán KukorDepartment of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Sándor ValentDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Semmelweis University · HUInstitute of Biochemistry · HUMedical University of Vienna · AT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To review of the efficacy and safety of pravastatin use for prophylaxis and treatment of preeclampsia. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies evaluating pravastatin for treatment and/or prophylaxis of preeclampsia. Data collection: Two independent reviewers systematically searched data from PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, Embase, and clinicaltrials.gov databases, for studies evaluating pravastatin for prevention of pre-eclampsia. Results: Fourteen studies were identified, including 1,570 pregnant women who received either pravastatin or placebo, published between 2003 and 2022. From these studies, 5 studies were identified for inclusion in the meta-analysis to evaluate the role of pravastatin use prior to 20 weeks of gestation, to prevent pre-eclampsia, Pravastatin treatment reduced the incidence of preeclampsia by 61% and premature birth by 45%. Among the newborns, there was a 45% reduction in intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) in the treated group, as well as a 77% reduction in those receiving neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions. Conclusion: Prophylactic treatment with pravastatin appears to reduce risk of developing pre-eclampsia as well as potentially lowering risk of IUGR, preterm birth, and NICU admission in neonates.

Indexed as

intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)meta-analysisneonatal intensive care unit (NICU)pravastatinpreeclampsiapreventionstatinsystematic review

Identifiers

PMID36714131
PMCPMC9880057
OpenAlexW4315782544

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