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
2016
Limiting the Exposure of Select Fetuses to Intrauterine Infection/Inflammation Improves Short-Term Neonatal Outcomes in Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes
Archabald KL, Buhimschi IA, Bahtiyar MO, Dulay AT, Abdel-Razeq SS, Pettker CM, Lipkind HS, Hardy JT, McCarthy ME, Zhao G, Bhandari V, Buhimschi CS. Limiting the Exposure of Select Fetuses to Intrauterine Infection/Inflammation Improves Short-Term Neonatal Outcomes in Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes. Fetal Diagnosis And Therapy 2016, 42: 99-110. PMID: 27794570, PMCID: PMC11588317, DOI: 10.1159/000450997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset neonatal sepsisNeonatal outcomesPremature ruptureEarly deliveryIntrauterine infection/inflammationSetting of PPROMAdverse neonatal outcomesAmniotic fluid infectionPreterm premature ruptureShort-term outcomesInfection/inflammationIntra-amniotic infectionTerm neonatal outcomesSelect fetusesAntenatal exposureExpectant managementSingleton newbornsHospital dischargeNeonatal sepsisHaptoglobin-related proteinNewborn's riskFluid infectionGestational ageAdverse outcomesSelect subgroup
2015
The North American Fetal Therapy Network Consensus Statement
Emery SP, Bahtiyar MO, Moise KJ. The North American Fetal Therapy Network Consensus Statement. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 126: 575-584. PMID: 26244534, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000000994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth American Fetal Therapy NetworkBetter patient counselingMonochorionic gestationsRegional treatment centreMonochorionic pregnanciesMultidisciplinary careTimely referralPatient counselingConsensus statementFetal therapyObstetric practitionersFetal disordersTreatment centersTherapy NetworkMedical institutionsManagement optionsNAFTNetComplicationsPregnancyGestationPathophysiologyReferralTherapy
2011
Assessment of the fetal thymus by two‐ and three‐dimensional ultrasound during normal human gestation and in fetuses with congenital heart defects
Li L, Bahtiyar M, Buhimschi C, Zou L, Zhou Q, Copel J. Assessment of the fetal thymus by two‐ and three‐dimensional ultrasound during normal human gestation and in fetuses with congenital heart defects. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2011, 37: 404-409. PMID: 20886509, DOI: 10.1002/uog.8853.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
Cardiac Changes in the Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Fetus
Bahtiyar MO, Copel JA. Cardiac Changes in the Intrauterine Growth-Restricted Fetus. Seminars In Perinatology 2008, 32: 190-193. PMID: 18482620, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2008.02.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntrauterine growth restrictionIUGR fetusesHemodynamic changesRight ventricular diastolic fillingProgressive hemodynamic changesVentricular ejection forceVentricular diastolic fillingGrowth-restricted fetusesCardiac function deteriorationFetal cardiac functionFetal heart functionTei indexFunction deteriorationSystolic functionDiastolic functionCardiac changesGestational ageIntrauterine growthCardiac outputDiastolic fillingCardiac functionGrowth restrictionHeart functionNormal fetusesFetusesPrenatal Course of Isolated Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects Diagnosed Only by Color Doppler Sonography
Bahtiyar MO, Dulay AT, Weeks BP, Friedman AH, Copel JA. Prenatal Course of Isolated Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects Diagnosed Only by Color Doppler Sonography. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2008, 27: 715-720. PMID: 18424646, DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.5.715.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCohort StudiesDown SyndromeEchocardiographyFemaleFetal DevelopmentFetal DiseasesFetal HeartFollow-Up StudiesGestational AgeHeart Septal Defects, VentricularHumansInfant, NewbornNuchal Translucency MeasurementPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentTripletsTwinsUltrasonography, Doppler, ColorUltrasonography, PrenatalConceptsVentricular septal defectColor Doppler examinationMuscular VSDDoppler examinationSeptal defectStudy groupIsolated muscular ventricular septal defectTrisomy 21Isolated ventricular septal defectMuscular ventricular septal defectsHigh-resolution ultrasound equipmentCommon congenital heart defectSmall muscular VSDMean gestational ageFetal echocardiographic examinationColor Doppler sonographyCongenital heart defectsPrenatal resolutionTriplet gestationsEchocardiographic examinationGestational ageCounseling patientsPerinatal courseTwin gestationsFirst trimester