Greiner, Karen S Lo, Jamie O Speranza, Rosa J Rincón, Mónica Burwick, Richard M
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The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Marijuana has vasoconstrictive properties and its use has been associated with increased blood pressure in the general population. Yet, there are limited data on marijuana use and adverse outcomes among women with hypertension in pregnancy, even though these disorders are associated with severe maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Since mari...
Favilli, Alessandro Mattei Gentili, Marta Raspa, Francesca Giardina, Irene Parazzini, Fabio Vitagliano, Amerigo Borisova, Anna V Gerli, Sandro
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The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
COVID-19 is a pandemic disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 and it spread globally in the last few months. The complete lack of specific treatment forced clinicians to use old drugs, chosen for their efficacy against similar viruses or their in vitro activity. Trials on patients are ongoing but the majority of information comes from small case series a...
Lin, Shanshan Zhang, Lifang Shen, Songying Wei, Dongmei Lu, Jinhua Chen, Xiaojuan Chen, Qiaozhu Xia, Xiaoyan Xiu, Qiu
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Platelets
While the role of platelets in cardiovascular diseases among the general population has been widely reported, evidence is inconsistent regarding the association between platelet indices with hypertension in pregnant women. In this study, we explored the associations between platelet parameters before 20 gestational weeks, an understudied period, wi...
Bangi, Eera Fatima Maikawa, Nicolle Kaur, Amandeep Jain, Rahul Jain, Rohit
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Future cardiology
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a rare disease of the heart associated with the enlargement of its chambers and subsequent reduction in its pumping ability. The authors aim to describe the disease process, presentation and treatment of DCM in pregnancy in this review article. A physiological change in pregnancy is an increase in the total blood vol...
Fu, Yueqi Yang, Ya Zhu, Liyuan Chen, Jing Yu, Ningning Zhao, Mei
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Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between dietary n-6: n-3 poly-unsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) ratio and the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). A total of 100 pregnant women were prospectively included for detailed information on dietary intake at 16-18 weeks evaluated using a three-day food record, and ...
Malfertheiner, S Fill Brodie, D Burrell, A Taccone, F S Broman, L M Shekar, K Agerstrand, C L Serra, A L Fraser, J Malfertheiner, M V
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Perfusion
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) may be used in the setting of pregnancy or the peripartal period, however its utility has not been well-characterized. This study aims to give an overview on the prevalence of peripartel ECMO cases and further assess the indications and outcomes of ECMO in this setting across multiple centers and countries...
Peahl, Alex Friedman Turrentine, Mark Barfield, Wanda Blackwell, Sean C Zahn, Christopher M
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Journal of women's health (2002)
Prenatal care is an important preventive service designed to improve the health of pregnant patients and their infants. Prenatal care delivery recommendations have remained unchanged since 1930, when the 12-14 in-person visit schedule was first established to detect preeclampsia. In 2020, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, in ...
Cahoon, Elizabeth K Preston, Dale Zhang, Rui Vij, Vibha Little, Mark P Mabuchi, Kiyohiko Drozdovitch, Vladimir Chizhov, Konstantin Yauseyenka, Vasilina V Rozhko, Alexander V
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International journal of epidemiology
Pregnancy and lactation may constitute radiation-sensitive reproductive periods due to rapid cell proliferation and concentration of radioiodine in the lactating breast. However, there are limited epidemiological data among women exposed to radiation during these periods. We examined incidence of breast cancer in a cohort of 3214 women who were pre...
Saha, Aparajita Escuduero, Jaclyn Layouni, Troy Richardson, Barbra Hou, Sharon Mugo, Nelly Mujugira, Andrew Celum, Connie Baeten, Jared M Lingappa, Jairam
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The Journal of infectious diseases
Pregnancy is a risk factor for progression from latent tuberculosis infection to symptomatic tuberculosis. However, how pregnancy influences T-cell responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis is unknown. We measured M. tuberculosis-specific cytokines, T-cell memory markers, and overall CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell activation by flow cytometry from 49 women (18...
Qadri, Farnoosh Mariona, Federico
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The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
The world is currently affected by the invasion of a human to human highly transmissible novel corona virus classified as SARS-CoV-2. It causes a severe acute lower respiratory tract syndrome named corona virus disease (CoVid-19). The virus is detected primarily by RT-PCR. The reproduction number (Ro) has been reported between 2.28 and 5.27]. It is...