2020
Gestational Hypertension: The Pregnancy Stress Test for Cognitive Impairment.
Leffert L, Prodan C, Peters N. Gestational Hypertension: The Pregnancy Stress Test for Cognitive Impairment. Neurology 2020, 96: 193-194. PMID: 33380499, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011364.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Timing and Risk Factors of Postpartum Stroke
Too G, Wen T, Boehme AK, Miller EC, Leffert LR, Attenello FJ, Mack WJ, D'Alton M, Friedman AM. Timing and Risk Factors of Postpartum Stroke. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 131: 70-78. PMID: 29215510, PMCID: PMC6402829, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsCost-Benefit AnalysisDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedMaternal AgeOdds RatioPatient DischargePatient ReadmissionPostpartum PeriodPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy, High-RiskPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentStrokeTime FactorsYoung AdultConceptsChronic hypertensionDays of dischargeNationwide Readmissions DatabaseHypertensive diseasePostpartum strokeStroke readmissionDelivery hospitalizationsIndex hospitalizationOdds ratioUtilization Project Nationwide Readmissions DatabaseOptimal blood pressure managementDelivery hospitalization dischargeRetrospective cohort studyBlood pressure managementRisk of readmissionCases of strokeMajority of readmissionsCases of readmissionCalendar year 2013Hospitalization dischargeCohort studyHospital dischargeMedian timeReadmission riskRisk factors
2017
Risk Factors for Pregnancy-Associated Stroke in Women With Preeclampsia
Miller EC, Gatollari HJ, Too G, Boehme AK, Leffert L, Marshall RS, Elkind MSV, Willey JZ. Risk Factors for Pregnancy-Associated Stroke in Women With Preeclampsia. Stroke 2017, 48: 1752-1759. PMID: 28546324, PMCID: PMC5539968, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.017374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy-associated strokeRisk factorsChronic hypertensionProthrombotic stateOdds ratioMultivariable conditional logistic regression modelsConditional logistic regression modelsNew York State hospitalsIndependent risk factorVascular risk factorsSeverity of preeclampsiaLogistic regression modelsRace/ethnicityPregnancy complicationsSevere preeclampsiaMultivariable analysisInpatient DatabaseProthrombotic conditionsPreeclampsiaHigh riskClose monitoringNew York State DepartmentState HospitalCoagulopathyBilling data
2015
What’s new in obstetric anesthesia? Focus on preeclampsia
Leffert L. What’s new in obstetric anesthesia? Focus on preeclampsia. International Journal Of Obstetric Anesthesia 2015, 24: 264-271. PMID: 25936785, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2015.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnesthesia, ObstetricalComorbidityFemaleHumansHypertensionPractice Guidelines as TopicPre-EclampsiaPregnancyConceptsMulti-organ systemsHigh-risk patientsPrevalence of preeclampsiaDefinition of preeclampsiaObstetric care teamPregnant patientsFetal effectsObstetric anesthesiaClinical managementCare teamPreeclampsiaTherapeutic interventionsPatientsContemporary dataRecent updatesComorbiditiesMorbidityPregnancyAnesthesiaPathogenesisEtiologyFetusesPrevalenceDiagnosisCarePregnancy complications in women with rare tumor suppressor syndromes affecting central and peripheral nervous system
Terry AR, Merker VL, Barker FG, Leffert L, Bateman BT, Souter I, Plotkin SR. Pregnancy complications in women with rare tumor suppressor syndromes affecting central and peripheral nervous system. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 213: 108-109. PMID: 25687565, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Spinal Anesthesia in Severe Preeclampsia
Henke VG, Bateman BT, Leffert LR. Spinal Anesthesia in Severe Preeclampsia. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2013, 117: 686-693. PMID: 23868886, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31829eeef5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere preeclampsiaSpinal anesthesiaIntraoperative hemodynamic managementSpinal-induced hypotensionHealthy parturientsAnesthetic optionsCesarean deliveryEpidural catheterHemodynamic managementNeuraxial anesthesiaEpidural anesthesiaHigh incidencePreeclampsiaAnesthesiaHypotensionSignificant differencesParturientsContraindicationsCatheterIncidenceNeurofibromatosis type 1 and pregnancy complications: a population-based study
Terry AR, Barker FG, Leffert L, Bateman BT, Souter I, Plotkin SR. Neurofibromatosis type 1 and pregnancy complications: a population-based study. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 209: 46.e1-46.e8. PMID: 23535241, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCesarean SectionFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedInfant, NewbornInternational Classification of DiseasesLogistic ModelsMaternal MortalityNeurofibromatosis 1Obstetric Labor, PrematurePre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsNeurofibromatosis type 1Diagnosis of NF1Deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary embolismPopulation-based retrospective cohort studyVenous thrombosis/pulmonary embolismType 1Pregnancy-related admissionsPregnancy-related hospitalizationsRetrospective cohort studyGeneral obstetric populationAcute cardiac eventsIntrauterine growth restrictionMultivariable logistic regressionPopulation-based studyGestational hypertensionMaternal morbidityObstetric populationPregnancy complicationsPreterm laborCardiac eventsCesarean deliveryCohort studyPeripartum complicationsPulmonary embolismCerebrovascular disease