2024
Dispensing patterns of antidepressant and antianxiety medications for psychiatric disorders after benign hysterectomy in reproductive-age women: Results from group-based trajectory modeling
Ishiwata R, AlAshqar A, Miyashita-Ishiwata M, Borahay M. Dispensing patterns of antidepressant and antianxiety medications for psychiatric disorders after benign hysterectomy in reproductive-age women: Results from group-based trajectory modeling. Women's Health 2024, 20: 17455057241272218. PMID: 39165003, PMCID: PMC11339748, DOI: 10.1177/17455057241272218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGroup-based-trajectory modellingBenign hysterectomyReproductive-age womenUterine fibroidsAA medicationsTime of hysterectomyPatterns of antidepressantsPsychiatric disordersDispensing patternsCo-existing psychiatric diagnosisStudy periodStudy of womenClusters of patientsPelvic painAbnormal bleedingDiscontinuation ratesClinical predictorsHysterectomyGynecological symptomsGynecological disordersTrajectory groupsPerioperative periodAntidepressantsInclusion criteriaAnxiety disorders
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLeiomyomaRisk FactorsUterine NeoplasmsConceptsCardiometabolic 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
Vascular biology of uterine fibroids: connecting fibroids and vascular disorders.
Kirschen GW, AlAshqar A, Miyashita-Ishiwata M, Reschke L, El Sabeh M, Borahay MA. Vascular biology of uterine fibroids: connecting fibroids and vascular disorders. Reproduction 2021, 162: r1-r18. PMID: 34034234, PMCID: PMC8320308, DOI: 10.1530/rep-21-0087.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsVascular disordersMyometrial smooth muscle cellsSystemic vascular disorderSmooth muscle cellsAbdominal painAldosterone systemUrinary retentionEndothelial dysfunctionEssential hypertensionUterine fibroidsBenign tumorsFibroid growthDisease processFibroidsNovel treatmentsFibroid pathogenesisMuscle cellsCell-intrinsic factorsVascular biologyPharmaceutical agentsUterusVasculature systemDisordersConstipationHypertension