2021
Utility of routine screening fetal echocardiogram in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization
Bjorkman KR, Bjorkman SH, Ferdman DJ, Sfakianaki AK, Copel JA, Bahtiyar MO. Utility of routine screening fetal echocardiogram in pregnancies conceived by in vitro fertilization. Fertility And Sterility 2021, 116: 801-808. PMID: 34210397, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.04.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFetal echocardiogramIncidence of CHDFetal echocardiographyIVF pregnanciesRisk factorsIVF groupInsignificant ventricular septal defectsLarge tertiary care centerStatewide hospital discharge dataMean gestational ageTertiary care centerCases of CHDHospital discharge dataRoutine prenatal careVentricular septal defectConfidence intervalsPopulation ratesBirth Defects RegistrySignificant CHDMedication exposureCohort studyPulmonary stenosisPrevious pregnancyGestational ageInfant outcomes
2020
Treatment and outcome of 370 cases with spontaneous or post‐laser twin anemia–polycythemia sequence managed in 17 fetal therapy centers
Tollenaar L, Slaghekke F, Lewi L, Ville Y, Lanna M, Weingertner A, Ryan G, Arévalo S, Khalil A, Brock C, Klaritsch P, Hecher K, Gardener G, Bevilacqua E, Kostyukov K, Bahtiyar M, Kilby M, Tiblad E, Oepkes D, Lopriore E, Middeldorp J, Haak M, Klumper F, Akkermans J, Delagrange H, Pandya V, Faiola S, Favre R, Hobson S, Rodo C, Thilaganathan B, Papanna R, Greimel P, de Sousa M, Carlin A, Gladkova K, Copel J. Treatment and outcome of 370 cases with spontaneous or post‐laser twin anemia–polycythemia sequence managed in 17 fetal therapy centers. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 56: 378-387. PMID: 32291846, PMCID: PMC7497010, DOI: 10.1002/uog.22042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTwin anemia-polycythemia sequenceFetal therapy centersMonochorionic twin pregnanciesPost-laser twin anemia-polycythemia sequenceExpectant management groupSevere neonatal morbidityIntrauterine transfusionExpectant managementPerinatal mortalitySelective feticideTwin pregnanciesLaser surgeryNeonatal morbidityDelivery groupIUT groupDiagnosis of TAPSMiddle cerebral artery peak systolic velocityFetal middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocityBirth intervalLaser surgery groupProlongation of pregnancyTherapy CenterPeak systolic velocityLarge international cohortMedian diagnosis
1998
Autoimmune-Associated Congenital Heart Block: Demographics, Mortality, Morbidity and Recurrence Rates Obtained From a National Neonatal Lupus Registry
Buyon J, Hiebert R, Copel J, Craft J, Friedman D, Katholi M, Lee L, Provost T, Reichlin M, Rider L, Rupel A, Saleeb S, Weston W, Skovron M. Autoimmune-Associated Congenital Heart Block: Demographics, Mortality, Morbidity and Recurrence Rates Obtained From a National Neonatal Lupus Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 31: 1658-1666. PMID: 9626848, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00161-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart blockNeonatal lupus syndromeSSA/RoWeeks of gestationRecurrence rateLa antibodiesSubsequent pregnancySSA/Ro-SSB/La antibodiesAutoantibody-associated congenital heart blockDevelopment of CHBAnti-SSB/La antibodiesAnti-SSA/RoIsolated congenital heart blockClose echocardiographic monitoringLate second trimesterDays of lifeSSB/LaSufficient medical recordsMajor structural abnormalitiesMaternal autoantibodiesLupus syndromeNeonatal lupusEchocardiographic monitoringLupus RegistryHeart block