2021
Special Report of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Placenta Accreta Spectrum Ultrasound Marker Task Force: Consensus on definition of markers and approach to the ultrasound examination in pregnancies at risk for placenta accreta spectrum
Shainker SA, Coleman B, Timor I, Bhide A, Bromley B, Cahill AG, Gandhi M, Hecht JL, Johnson KM, Levine D, Mastrobattista J, Philips J, Platt L, Shamshirsaz AA, Shipp TD, Silver RM, Simpson LL, Copel JA, Abuhamad A, Medicine S. Special Report of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Placenta Accreta Spectrum Ultrasound Marker Task Force: Consensus on definition of markers and approach to the ultrasound examination in pregnancies at risk for placenta accreta spectrum. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2021, 224: b2-b14. PMID: 33386103, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.09.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlacenta accreta spectrumUltrasound examinationAmerican CollegePrenatal ultrasound evaluationMaternal-fetal medicineAbnormal placental attachmentTask ForcePlacenta percretaMaternal morbidityPlacenta accretaPlacenta incretaAdherent placentaCesarean deliveryUltrasound evaluationDiagnostic medical sonographySonographic markersUltrasound markersPlacental attachmentExpert consensusInvasive placentationDefinition of markersPrenatal detectionAmerican RegistryUltrasoundPregnancy
2020
ISUOG Interim Guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals – an update
Poon LC, Yang H, Dumont S, Lee JCS, Copel JA, Danneels L, Wright A, Costa F, Leung TY, Zhang Y, Chen D, Prefumo F. ISUOG Interim Guidance on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals – an update. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 55: 848-862. PMID: 32356590, PMCID: PMC7267438, DOI: 10.1002/uog.22061.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersISUOG Interim Guidance on 2019 novel coronavirus infection during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals
Poon LC, Yang H, Lee JCS, Copel JA, Leung TY, Zhang Y, Chen D, Prefumo F. ISUOG Interim Guidance on 2019 novel coronavirus infection during pregnancy and puerperium: information for healthcare professionals. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 55: 700-708. PMID: 32160345, PMCID: PMC7228229, DOI: 10.1002/uog.22013.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersRECONSIDERING AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO PERFORM FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM FOR ALL IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION PREGNANCIES: IS THERE A LOW-RISK GROUP?
Bjorkman K, Bjorkman S, Copel J, Bahtiyar M. RECONSIDERING AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDATIONS TO PERFORM FETAL ECHOCARDIOGRAM FOR ALL IN-VITRO FERTILIZATION PREGNANCIES: IS THERE A LOW-RISK GROUP? Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 584. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)31211-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChapter 12 Prenatal testing
Copel J, Kohari K, Merriam A. Chapter 12 Prenatal testing. 2020, 201-221. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-816561-4.00012-0.ChaptersPrenatal testingMaternal-fetal medicineSecond-trimester screeningFirst-trimester screeningTime of deliveryWhole-exome sequencingChorionic villus samplingCurrent pregnancyCell-free fetal DNA screeningCertain patientsMaternal ageReproductive endocrinologyGenetic testingVillus samplingDNA screeningPatientsObstetricsSitu hybridizationScreeningTest optionsMedical GeneticsRiskGeneticsOptionsPregnancy
2004
Delivery at 34 Weeks Is More Costly Than at 35 Weeks in Pregnancies With Premature Rupture of Membranes
Magriples U, Crichton R, Ehrenkranz R, Copel J. Delivery at 34 Weeks Is More Costly Than at 35 Weeks in Pregnancies With Premature Rupture of Membranes. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 2004, 59: 82-83. DOI: 10.1097/01.ogx.0000109272.33539.95.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Increase of fetal hematocrit decreases the middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity in pregnancies complicated by rhesus alloimmunization
Mari G, Rahman F, Olofsson P, Ozcan T, Copel J. Increase of fetal hematocrit decreases the middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity in pregnancies complicated by rhesus alloimmunization. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal Medicine 1997, 6: 206-208. PMID: 9260116, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6661(199707/08)6:4<206::aid-mfm3>3.0.co;2-n.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle cerebral artery peak systolic velocityPeak systolic velocitySystolic velocityFetal hematocritTime of studyIntrauterine transfusionRed blood cellsFetal anemiaRhesus alloimmunizationGestational ageRh alloimmunizationDoppler ultrasoundBlood cellsHematocritAlloimmunizationPregnancyT-testP-valueDoppler measurementsStatistical comparisonTransfusionAnemiaDiagnosisStrategies for Reducing the Frequency of Preeclampsia in Pregnancies With Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Hsu C, Tan H, Hong S, Nickless N, Copel J. Strategies for Reducing the Frequency of Preeclampsia in Pregnancies With Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 1997, 52: 156-158.. DOI: 10.1097/00006254-199703000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIncrease of Fetal Hematocrit Decreases the Middle Cerebral Artery Peak Systolic Velocity in Pregnancies Complicated by Rhesus Alloimmunization
Mari G, Rahman F, Olofsson P, Ozcan T, Copel J. Increase of Fetal Hematocrit Decreases the Middle Cerebral Artery Peak Systolic Velocity in Pregnancies Complicated by Rhesus Alloimmunization. The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal Medicine 1997, 6: 206-208. DOI: 10.3109/14767059709161986.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiddle cerebral artery peak systolic velocityPeak systolic velocitySystolic velocityFetal hematocritTime of studyIntrauterine transfusionRed blood cellsFetal anemiaRhesus alloimmunizationGestational ageRh alloimmunizationDoppler ultrasoundBlood cellsHematocritAlloimmunizationPregnancyT-testP-valueDoppler measurementsStatistical comparisonTransfusionAnemiaDiagnosis
1996
Strategies for Reducing the Frequency of Preeclampsia in Pregnancies with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus
Hsu C, Tan H, Hong S, Nickless N, Copel J. Strategies for Reducing the Frequency of Preeclampsia in Pregnancies with Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. American Journal Of Perinatology 1996, 13: 265-268. PMID: 8863944, DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-994340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequency of preeclampsiaIncidence of preeclampsiaGlycemic controlIDDM pregnanciesExact testPregnant insulin-dependent diabeticsYale-New Haven HospitalInsulin-dependent diabeticsOccurrence of preeclampsiaComplete medical recordsFisher's exact testChi-square testInsulin-DependentMedical recordsLower incidencePreeclampsiaGroup 2Group 1PregnancyGroup 3Group 4IncidenceEclampsiaMellitusDiabeticsNicked free β-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin: A potential new marker for Down syndrome screening
Rotmensch S, Liberati M, Kardana A, Copel J, Ben-Rafael Z, Cole L. Nicked free β-subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin: A potential new marker for Down syndrome screening. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1996, 174: 609-611. PMID: 8623792, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70435-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman chorionic gonadotropinDown syndrome screeningChorionic gonadotropinSyndrome pregnanciesSyndrome screeningFree beta subunitMaternal serum levelsDown syndrome pregnanciesPotential new markerFree β-subunitSerum levelsNormal controlsSensitive markerImmunoenzymometric assaySerum specimensDown syndromeGonadotropinMean levelsNew markersPreliminary dataMedianPregnancyCase levelMarkersΒ-subunit
1995
Umbilical artery flow velocity waveforms in monoamniotic twins with cord entanglement.
Abuhamad A, Mari G, Copel J, Cantwell C, Evans A. Umbilical artery flow velocity waveforms in monoamniotic twins with cord entanglement. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 86: 674-7. PMID: 7675410, DOI: 10.1016/0029-7844(95)00210-i.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsUmbilical artery velocity waveformsFlow velocity waveformsCord entanglementMonoamniotic twinsVelocity waveformsUltrasonographic evidenceWeeks' gestationUmbilical artery flow velocity waveformsDoppler flow velocity waveformsMiddle cerebral arteryFetal-placental circulationTwin membersUmbilical cord entanglementAntepartum managementDoppler findingsCerebral arteryHemodynamic alterationsAntepartum periodUmbilical vesselsGestationPregnancyArteryFetusesSingle umbilical artery: Does it matter which artery is missing?
Abuhamad A, Shaffer W, Mari G, Copel J, Hobbins J, Evans A. Single umbilical artery: Does it matter which artery is missing? American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 173: 728-732. PMID: 7573234, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(95)90331-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle umbilical arteryGestational age fetusesUmbilical arteryLeft arteryCongenital anomaliesRight arteryIsolated single umbilical arteryComplex fetal anomaliesLeft umbilical arteryComplex congenital anomaliesProspective studyIsolated findingFetal anomaliesArteryCytogenetic abnormalitiesComplex anomaliesFetusesPregnancyPrevious reportsAbsenceAbnormalitiesIncidenceSonogramsIn Utero identification and therapy of congenital heart block
Buyon J, Waltuck J, Kleinman C, Copel J. In Utero identification and therapy of congenital heart block. Lupus 1995, 4: 116-121. PMID: 7795614, DOI: 10.1177/096120339500400207.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart blockWeeks of gestationHeart blockFluorinated steroidsDegree blockEarly third trimesterSecond-degree blockThird-degree blockDegree of blockDisease activityChart reviewPericardial effusionPrimary physicianThird trimesterSinus rhythmUtero identificationGestational periodPrenatal therapyFetal vulnerabilityPregnancyTiming of identificationTherapyMid secondWeeksPrednisoneFifth digit measurement in normal pregnancies: a potential sonographic sign of Down's syndrome
Goldstein I, Gomez K, Copel J. Fifth digit measurement in normal pregnancies: a potential sonographic sign of Down's syndrome. Ultrasound In Obstetrics And Gynecology 1995, 5: 34-37. PMID: 7850587, DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1995.05010034.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGestational ageFifth fingerBiparietal diameterDown syndromeFemoral lengthHumeral lengthRoutine biometric measurementsNormal pregnancyWeeks' gestationStudy groupSonographic signsNormal fetusesSyndromePrenatal detectionFurther studiesGestationAgeNormative dataFetusesBiometric measurementsFingerLinear growthDigit measurementsPregnancy
1994
Relationship between maternal and neonatal levels of antibodies to 48 kDa SSB(La), 52 kDa SSA(Ro), and 60 kDa SSA(Ro) in pregnancies complicated by congenital heart block.
Buyon J, Waltuck J, Caldwell K, Crawford B, Slade S, Copel J, Chan E. Relationship between maternal and neonatal levels of antibodies to 48 kDa SSB(La), 52 kDa SSA(Ro), and 60 kDa SSA(Ro) in pregnancies complicated by congenital heart block. The Journal Of Rheumatology 1994, 21: 1943-50. PMID: 7837164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart blockAnti-60Heart blockCirculation of neonatesRatios of maternalUmbilical cord levelsTotal IgG levelsMean ratioAnti-52Neonatal circulationCord levelIgG levelsMaternal antibodiesSerum levelsNeonatal levelsUnaffected pregnanciesControl groupPregnancyFetal tissuesSelective depletionAntibodiesAutoantibodiesIndirect evidenceGroupNeonates
1993
Ultrasound screening for fetal structural anomalies
Gomez K, Copel J. Ultrasound screening for fetal structural anomalies. Current Opinion In Obstetrics & Gynecology 1993, 5: 204-210. PMID: 8490090, DOI: 10.1097/00001703-199304000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsFetal structural anomaliesStructural anomaliesRoutine ultrasound screeningFour-chamber viewNeural tube defectsRoutine ultrasoundUltrasound screeningHigh riskUltrasound prenatal diagnosisTube defectsUltrasoundPregnancyPrenatal diagnosisDiagnostic ultrasoundControversial topicPatientsObstetricsFetusesAmniocentesisDiagnosis
1992
Outcome of prenatally detected cardiac malformations
Smythe J, Copel J, Kleinman C. Outcome of prenatally detected cardiac malformations. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1992, 69: 1471-1474. PMID: 1590238, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90903-c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac failureExtracardiac malformationsMajor extracardiac malformationsCongenital heart diseaseCardiac lesionsOptimal counselingNonimmune hydropsElective terminationExtracardiac defectsFetal echocardiographyHeart diseaseCardiac malformationsCardiac defectsChromosomal abnormalitiesMalformationsPrenatal detectionPregnancyPatientsOutcomesEchocardiographyHydropsPrognosisFailureLesionsAbnormalities
1991
Doppler Echocardiography and Color Flow Mapping
Copel J, Hobbins J, Kleinman C. Doppler Echocardiography and Color Flow Mapping. Obstetrics And Gynecology Clinics Of North America 1991, 18: 845-851. PMID: 1803305, DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8545(21)00255-2.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsHypoplastic left heart syndrome: Prenatal diagnosis, clinical profile, and management
Blake D, Copel J, Kleinman C. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Prenatal diagnosis, clinical profile, and management. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 1991, 165: 529-534. PMID: 1892177, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(91)90279-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical profileExtracardiac malformationsLethal congenital heart defectNeonatal intensive care settingHypoplastic left heart syndromePrenatal diagnosisIntensive care settingCongenital heart defectsPostnatal interventionsDepth counselingHeart syndromeFetal echocardiographyCare settingsNeonatal assessmentUtero diagnosisHeart defectsElective abortionInformed consentPregnancyDiagnosisAssociated geneticMalformationsComplete evaluationInterventionCounseling