2022
Prospective Observational Study of N-terminal Pro–Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Obese and Nonobese Women during Pregnancy
Denoble A, Moyett J, Goldstein S, Ward CC, Truong T, Erkanli A, James A, Grotegut C. Prospective Observational Study of N-terminal Pro–Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Obese and Nonobese Women during Pregnancy. American Journal Of Perinatology 2022, 40: 467-474. PMID: 35973801, PMCID: PMC10168705, DOI: 10.1055/a-1925-1532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNT-proBNP levelsBody mass indexProspective observational studyObese patientsNonobese patientsNT-proBNPWeeks postpartumObservational studyN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsN-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptidePro-brain natriuretic peptide levelsLinear mixed effects modelsLower NT-proBNP levelsHigher systolic blood pressurePro-brain natriuretic peptidePregnant peopleNatriuretic peptide levelsSignificant medical comorbiditiesTime pointsSystolic blood pressureMixed effects modelsEffects modelLogNT-proBNPPP elevationHypertensive disorders
2017
Congenital and Acquired Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Goldstein S, Ward C. Congenital and Acquired Valvular Heart Disease in Pregnancy. Current Cardiology Reports 2017, 19: 96. PMID: 28840470, DOI: 10.1007/s11886-017-0910-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsValvular heart diseaseHeart diseaseRisk of pregnancy-related complicationsManagement of valvular heart diseaseWomen of childbearing agePregnancy-related complicationsAcquired valvular heart diseaseRheumatic heart diseaseValvular abnormalitiesCongenital abnormalitiesCase reportSymptomatic diseaseChildbearing ageRegurgitant lesionsHemodynamic effectsPatient populationPregnancyPercutaneous interventionStenotic lesionsRefractory symptomsHigh riskObservational studyReviewThe numberDiseaseAbnormalities