2022
Cardiometabolic profile of women with uterine leiomyoma: a cross-sectional study.
Alashqar A, El Ouweini H, Gornet M, Yenokyan G, Borahay MA. Cardiometabolic profile of women with uterine leiomyoma: a cross-sectional study. Minerva Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 75: 27-38. PMID: 35333033, DOI: 10.23736/s2724-606x.22.04952-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiometabolic risk factorsCardiometabolic comorbiditiesCross-sectional studyUterine leiomyomaCardiometabolic profileMedication useRisk factorsJohns Hopkins Health SystemEpic electronic medical record systemUnfavorable cardiometabolic profileCardiovascular disease preventionPrevalence odds ratiosUterine leiomyoma developmentElectronic medical record systemAssociated medicationsLeiomyoma riskMedical record systemOnly medicationEssential hypertensionMetabolic syndromeHospital encountersPrescription medicationsEarly managementOdds ratioLeiomyoma diagnosis
2021
Diet and Nutrition in Gynecological Disorders: A Focus on Clinical Studies
Afrin S, AlAshqar A, Sabeh M, Miyashita-Ishiwata M, Reschke L, Brennan JT, Fader A, Borahay MA. Diet and Nutrition in Gynecological Disorders: A Focus on Clinical Studies. Nutrients 2021, 13: 1747. PMID: 34063835, PMCID: PMC8224039, DOI: 10.3390/nu13061747.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGynecological disordersDietary habitsPolycystic ovary syndromeCurrent clinical dataPotential confounding factorsPlant-derived natural compoundsOvary syndromeGynecological malignanciesVitamin DGynecological diseasesClinical dataClinical studiesUterine leiomyomaPhysical activityMediterranean dietConfounding factorsEpidemiological investigationsHealthy lifestyleHomeostatic functionsRed meatBalanced dietNutritional factorsNutritional dataDietDisordersRole of inflammation in benign gynecologic disorders: from pathogenesis to novel therapies†
AlAshqar A, Reschke L, Kirschen GW, Borahay MA. Role of inflammation in benign gynecologic disorders: from pathogenesis to novel therapies†. Biology Of Reproduction 2021, 105: 7-31. PMID: 33739368, PMCID: PMC8256101, DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab054.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsBenign gynecologic disordersRole of inflammationGynecologic disordersClinical sequelaeCardiometabolic risk factorsNF-κB inhibitorCardiometabolic medicationsInflammatory markersSystemic complicationsGynecologic malignanciesVitamin DInflammatory pathwaysLesion progressionRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseCyclooxygenase-2Uterine leiomyomaPathophysiological perspectiveSex steroidsHormonal treatmentDiagnostic adjunctTherapeutic implicationsNumerous cytokinesImmune systemInflammation
2019
Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Benign Gynecologic Disorders.
AlAshqar A, Patzkowsky K, Afrin S, Wild R, Taylor HS, Borahay MA. Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Benign Gynecologic Disorders. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2019, 74: 661-673. PMID: 31755543, PMCID: PMC6986276, DOI: 10.1097/ogx.0000000000000718.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsCardiometabolic risk factorsBenign gynecologic disordersRisk factorsUterine leiomyomaGynecologic disordersUterine leiomyoma pathogenesisBenign gynecologic conditionsPolycystic ovarian syndromeExtracellular matrix depositionCardiometabolic riskOvarian syndromeSystemic inflammationAtherosclerotic changesChronic inflammationGynecologic conditionsHyperestrogenic stateVitamin DInsulin resistanceDietary factorsCardiovascular diseasePreventive strategiesTherapeutic interventionsLeiomyoma pathogenesisClinical implicationsEndometriosis