2014
Doppler abnormalities in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies with discordant growth
Zuckerwise L, Nayeri U, Abdel-Razeq S, Copel J, Bahtiyar M. Doppler abnormalities in monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancies with discordant growth. Journal Of Perinatology 2014, 35: 387-389. PMID: 25521562, DOI: 10.1038/jp.2014.223.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDoppler flow velocity waveformsFlow velocity waveformsDiscordant growthVelocity waveformsTwin gestationsSmall fetusesAbnormal umbilical artery Doppler flow velocity waveformsUmbilical artery Doppler flow velocity waveformsMonochorionic diamniotic twin gestationsMonochorionic diamniotic twin pregnanciesNeonatal intensive care unitDiamniotic twin gestationsMCDA twin pairsDiamniotic twin pregnanciesEnd-diastolic flowLow Apgar scoreBirth weight discordanceDiscordant fetal growthIntensive care unitTwin transfusion syndromeDoppler velocity waveformsT-testElectronic medical recordsTwin pairsStudent's t-test
2010
Acceleration/ejection time ratio in the fetal pulmonary artery predicts fetal lung maturity
Azpurua H, Norwitz ER, Campbell KH, Funai EF, Pettker CM, Kleine M, Bahtiyar MO, Malkus H, Copel JA, Thung SF. Acceleration/ejection time ratio in the fetal pulmonary artery predicts fetal lung maturity. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2010, 203: 40.e1-40.e8. PMID: 20417479, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.01.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcceleration time/ejection time ratioEjection time ratioFetal lung maturityLecithin/sphingomyelin ratioFetal pulmonary arteryLung maturitySphingomyelin ratioPulmonary arteryAcceleration/ejection time ratioPulmonary artery blood flowSystolic/diastolic ratioYale-New Haven HospitalAmniotic fluid biomarkersAmniotic fluid lecithin/sphingomyelin ratioArtery blood flowFlow velocity waveformsFlow velocity parametersNew noninvasive techniqueSingleton pregnanciesDiastolic ratioPulsatility indexUltrasound evaluationFluid biomarkersPotential confoundersStudy criteria