2020
Drug use associated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in pregnancy
Lin D, Mullan CW, Deshmukh U, Bahtiyar MO, Hosier H, Lipkind H, Abdel‐Razeq S, Ranjan S, Lancaster G, Pietras C. Drug use associated tricuspid valve infective endocarditis in pregnancy. Journal Of Cardiac Surgery 2020, 35: 2392-2395. PMID: 32720414, DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug useTricuspid valve infective endocarditisWeeks 6 days' gestationAppropriate intravenous antibioticsTricuspid valve endocarditisLife-threatening complicationsIntravenous drug useNeonatal critical careIntravenous antibioticsCesarean deliveryPerioperative periodValve endocarditisCardiac surgeryInfective endocarditisCritical careDays gestationPatient managementPregnant femalesEndocarditisMultidisciplinary collaborationPatientsGestationComplicationsPregnancySurgery
2014
Doppler abnormalities in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies with discordant growth
Zuckerwise L, Nayeri U, Abdel-Razeq S, Copel J, Bahtiyar M. Doppler abnormalities in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies with discordant growth. Journal Of Perinatology 2014, 35: 387-389. PMID: 25521562, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDoppler flow velocity waveformsFlow velocity waveformsDiscordant growthVelocity waveformsTwin gestationsSmall fetusesAbnormal umbilical artery Doppler flow velocity waveformsUmbilical artery Doppler flow velocity waveformsMonochorionic diamniotic twin gestationsMonochorionic diamniotic twin pregnanciesNeonatal intensive care unitDiamniotic twin gestationsMCDA twin pairsDiamniotic twin pregnanciesEnd-diastolic flowLow Apgar scoreBirth weight discordanceDiscordant fetal growthIntensive care unitTwin transfusion syndromeDoppler velocity waveformsT-testElectronic medical recordsTwin pairsStudent's t-test
2011
Modulation of Amniotic Fluid Activin‐A and Inhibin‐A in Women With Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes and Infection‐Induced Preterm Birth
Rosenberg VA, Buhimschi IA, Dulay AT, Abdel‐Razeq S, Oliver EA, Duzyj CM, Lipkind H, Pettker CM, Buhimschi CS. Modulation of Amniotic Fluid Activin‐A and Inhibin‐A in Women With Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes and Infection‐Induced Preterm Birth. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2011, 67: 122-131. PMID: 21992678, PMCID: PMC3253234, DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01074.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreterm premature rupturePreterm birthPremature ruptureVillous explantsRecombinant activinInflammation-induced preterm birthRelease of activinIntra-amniotic infectionPlacental villous explantsIL-8 releasePreterm laborInflammatory processInflammatory reactionGram-negative lipopolysaccharideInhibinFetal membranesHuman AFImportant modulatorAF samplesInfectionActivinLipopolysaccharidePPROMAmniochorionIntact membranes
2010
Normative postpartum intraabdominal pressure: potential implications in the diagnosis of abdominal compartment syndrome
Abdel-Razeq SS, Campbell K, Funai EF, Kaplan LJ, Bahtiyar MO. Normative postpartum intraabdominal pressure: potential implications in the diagnosis of abdominal compartment syndrome. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2010, 203: 149.e1-149.e4. PMID: 20417482, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.02.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbdominal CavityAdultBlood Pressure DeterminationBody Mass IndexCesarean SectionCompartment SyndromesFemaleGestational AgeHumansLogistic ModelsManometryPostoperative CarePostoperative ComplicationsPostpartum PeriodPregnancyPressureProbabilityProspective StudiesReference ValuesRisk AssessmentSupine PositionUrinary BladderConceptsBody mass indexIntraabdominal pressureArterial hypertensionSemirecumbent positionHigher body mass indexGeneral surgical populationAbdominal compartment syndromeHigh intraabdominal pressureNormal arterial pressureHypertension rangeHypertensive disordersSurgical populationArterial pressureCesarean sectionCompartment syndromeGestational ageMass indexPostpartum womenBladder pressurePatientsHypertensionSupineNormative valuesPotential implicationsGravidity
2008
Fetal inflammatory response in women with proteomic biomarkers characteristic of intra‐amniotic inflammation and preterm birth
Buhimschi C, Dulay A, Abdel‐Razeq S, Zhao G, Lee S, Hodgson E, Bhandari V, Buhimschi I. Fetal inflammatory response in women with proteomic biomarkers characteristic of intra‐amniotic inflammation and preterm birth. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2008, 116: 257-267. PMID: 18947340, PMCID: PMC3791329, DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01925.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset neonatal sepsisCord blood IL-6 levelsBlood IL-6 levelsIntra-amniotic inflammationIL-6 levelsIL-6 ratioFetal inflammatory responseInflammatory statusCord bloodInflammatory responseProteomic biomarkersGestational ageAF IL-6 levelsCord blood IL-6Tertiary referral university hospitalAmniotic fluid biomarkersProspective observational cohortBlood IL-6Neonates of womenInterleukin-6 levelsReferral university hospitalIntra-amniotic infectionEarlier gestational ageDifferential inflammatory responsePositive blood culturesFetal Heart Rate Monitoring Patterns in Women with Amniotic Fluid Proteomic Profiles Indicative of Inflammation
Buhimschi C, Abdel-Razeq S, Cackovic M, Pettker C, Dulay A, Bahtiyar M, Zambrano E, Martin R, Norwitz E, Bhandari V, Buhimschi I. Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring Patterns in Women with Amniotic Fluid Proteomic Profiles Indicative of Inflammation. American Journal Of Perinatology 2008, 25: 359-372. PMID: 18512201, PMCID: PMC2724874, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1078761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset neonatal sepsisIntra-amniotic inflammationFetal heart rate monitoring patternsHistological chorioamnionitisPreterm birthPredictive valueAcute histological chorioamnionitisFetuses of womenHuman Development criteriaUseful clinical indicatorNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueMonitoring patternsNeonatal sepsisPremature neonatesGestational ageLaboratory criteriaAntibiotic treatmentClinical indicatorsChild healthSensitive predictorInflammationAdmissionNeonatesInitial evaluation