2015
Patient characteristics associated with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate use among a high-risk cohort
Turitz A, Bastek J, Purisch S, Elovitz M, Levine L. Patient characteristics associated with 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone caproate use among a high-risk cohort. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 214: 536.e1-536.e5. PMID: 26519784, PMCID: PMC4808591, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.10.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrior preterm birthPreterm birthFull-term birthSpontaneous PTBObstetrical historyPatient characteristicsPrior spontaneous preterm birthShort cervical lengthRecurrent preterm birthSpontaneous preterm birthPatient-level barriersSecond trimester lossHigh-risk cohortMultivariable logistic regressionCertain patient characteristicsStandard of careCohort of womenCross-sectional studySPTB rateCervical lengthNeonatal morbiditySingleton pregnanciesObstetric historyInsurance statusHydroxyprogesterone caproate
2014
Ischemic heart disease in pregnancy
Turitz A, Friedman A. Ischemic heart disease in pregnancy. Seminars In Perinatology 2014, 38: 304-308. PMID: 25037521, DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2014.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic cardiac diseaseComorbid risk factorsCoronary artery diseaseIschemic heart diseaseCardiac diseaseArtery diseaseHeart diseaseRisk factorsInterventional proceduresMaternal cardiac deathsNon-pregnant patientsReproductive-age womenMajority of medicationsThorough workupCardiac deathObstetric patientsObstetric providersMaternal mortalityDiagnostic workupClinical managementLeading causeCommon causePregnancyDiseasePatients