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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marcel Reis Queiroz, Maria Elizangela Ramos Junqueira, Alejandra Andrea Roman Lay, Eliana de Aquino Bonilha, Mariane Furtado Borba, Celia Maria Castex Aly, Roberto Aparecido Moreira, Carmen Simone Grilo Diniz
Summary: This study aims to assess neonatal mortality in term liveborn infants in Sao Paulo, Brazil from 2012 to 2017. The study found that neonatal mortality rate is higher in preterm infants and is influenced by hospital type and obstetric interventions.
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Acoustics
H. Bouchghoul, G. Dumery, F. M. Russo, A. G. Cordier, N. Le Sache, A. Debeer, H. Decaluwe, V Fouquet, M. Senat, J. Deprest, A. Benachi
Summary: Delivery between 37 + 0 and 38 + 6 weeks' gestation is associated with a higher survival rate at 28 days in neonates with isolated left-sided CDH and moderate lung hypoplasia, independently of intrathoracic liver, management center and mode of delivery.
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Peng Zhang, Chun Wang, Junhua Wu, Shiliang Zhang
Summary: This study reviewed 19 studies with data on 5,781 stroke patients, showing that increased levels of plasma D-dimer predict worsened functional outcomes and elevated mortality following stroke. Subgroup analysis indicated that D-dimer levels were more predictive of poorer functional outcomes for ischemic stroke compared to intracerebral hemorrhage. The study provides evidence that higher D-dimer levels are associated with poorer functional outcomes and higher mortality post-stroke.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Weili Yang, Joseph M. Braun, Ann M. Vuong, Zana Percy, Yingying Xu, Changchun Xie, Ranjan Deka, Antonia M. Calafat, Maria Ospina, Heather H. Burris, Kimberly Yolton, Kim M. Cecil, Bruce P. Lanphear, Aimin Chen
Summary: Organophosphate esters (OPEs) have been found to be developmental toxicants in animal studies, but limited evidence is available in humans. This study investigated the association between gestational exposure to OPEs and gestational age, preterm birth, and newborn anthropometric measures. The findings suggest that certain OPEs may be associated with these outcomes, with some associations being specific to certain time windows and infant sex.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lola Loussert, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux, Aurelien Seco, Francois Goffinet, Diane Korb, Thomas Schmitz, GROG
Summary: This study analyzed the association between gestational age at delivery and postpartum severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) in twin pregnancies. It found that delivering at earlier gestational ages in twin pregnancies was associated with a lower risk of postpartum SAMM compared to delivery at 37 weeks of pregnancy. Furthermore, continuing pregnancy beyond 37 weeks of pregnancy did not increase the risk of postpartum SAMM.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jaclyn M. M. Phillips, Lisa M. M. Bodnar, Katherine P. P. Himes
Summary: Preterm births are associated with higher rates of severe maternal morbidity, and the specific indicators of morbidity vary depending on gestational age.
JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Katharine Bloeser, Jennifer Lipkowitz-Eaton
Summary: The study found that the risk of multimorbidity among middle-aged veterans increased across all age groups after age 25. Veterans aged 35-44 had the highest odds of reporting multimorbidity, with a 50% to 80% higher likelihood compared to non-veterans of the same ages.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Gil Gutvirtz, Tamar Wainstock, Eyal Sheiner, Gali Pariente
Summary: Respiratory morbidity is a significant complication of prematurity, with preterm children having a higher risk of hospitalizations due to respiratory issues compared to term children. This study suggests that 30 weeks' gestation may be a critical threshold for long-term respiratory morbidity in offspring.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Giuseppe Reale, Silvia Giovannini, Chiara Iacovelli, Stefano Filippo Castiglia, Pietro Picerno, Aurelia Zauli, Marco Rabuffetti, Maurizio Ferrarin, Giulio Maccauro, Pietro Caliandro
Summary: The parameter AR2_24 h obtained from actigraphy can predict the 90-day prognosis of acute ischemic stroke patients, with an AR2_24 h > 32% indicating a poorer outcome.
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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Xinyun (Christie) Liang, Anamaria Savu, Deliwe Ngwezi, Sonia Butalia, Padma Kaul, Roseanne O. Yeung
Summary: This study assessed the association between maternal glucose levels in pregnancy and subsequent hypertension and found that increasing glucose levels were associated with an increased risk of hypertension.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ruoqing Chen, Arvid Sjolander, Stefan Johansson, Donghao Lu, Neda Razaz, Kristina Tedroff, Eduardo Villamor, Sven Cnattingius
Summary: The study revealed an inverse dose-response relationship between gestational age and risk of CP, with neurological-related neonatal diseases being the main mediator of CP risk. As gestational age increases, the proportion of CP risk mediated by neonatal morbidity decreases.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
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Medical Laboratory Technology
Samuel Dockree, Brian Shine, Lawrence Impey, Lucy Mackillop, Harpal Randeva, Manu Vatish
Summary: This study proposes the use of pregnancy-specific reference intervals (RIs) to interpret investigations during pregnancy, with the aim to improve diagnostic accuracy by using gestational age-specific RIs. By mapping the trajectory of platelets in pregnant women, it is found that platelets below the 3rd centile in early pregnancy can accurately predict thrombocytopaenia at term.
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Silvia Santos Monteiro, Liliana Fonseca, Tiago S. Santos, Miguel Saraiva, Teresa Pereira, Joana Vilaverde, Fernando Pichel, Clara Pinto, Jorge Dores
Summary: This study aimed to compare fetomaternal outcomes in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) between twin and singleton pregnancies, as well as between GDM and non-GDM twin pregnancies. The results showed that twin pregnancies in GDM women had higher rates of preeclampsia, cesarean delivery, and neonatal morbidity compared to singleton pregnancies. However, there were no significant differences in fetomaternal morbidity parameters between GDM and non-GDM twin pregnancies. GDM appeared to be protective against the occurrence of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) neonates in twin pregnancies.
ACTA DIABETOLOGICA
(2022)
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Pediatrics
Tomoyuki Shimokaze, Katsuaki Toyoshima, Tomoko Saito, Kaoru Katsumata, Takahiro Kemmotsu, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Kenji Kurosawa
Summary: This study examined the survival and developmental prognosis of preterm infants with Down syndrome in a neonatal intensive care unit. The results showed a high mortality rate for these infants, with bronchopulmonary dysplasia and pulmonary hypertension being significant contributors to death. A significant proportion of survivors also developed moderate to severe cerebral palsy.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jane A. Leopold, Steven M. Kawut, Micheala A. Aldred, Stephen L. Archer, Ray L. Benza, Michael R. Bristow, Evan L. Brittain, Naomi Chesler, Frances S. DeMan, Serpil C. Erzurum, Mark T. Gladwin, Paul M. Hassoun, Anna R. Hemnes, Tim Lahm, Joao A. C. Lima, Joseph Loscalzo, Bradley A. Maron, Laura Mercer Rosa, John H. Newman, Susan Redline, Stuart Rich, Franz Rischard, Lissa Sugeng, W. H. Wilson Tang, Ryan J. Tedford, Emily J. Tsai, Corey E. Ventetuolo, YouYang Zhou, Neil R. Aggarwal, Lei Xiao
Summary: Understanding of the right ventricle in health and disease is incomplete, with challenges including defining and standardizing normal RV structure and function, accessing RV tissue for research, and advancing imaging and invasive methodologies. Recommendations were made to incorporate precision medicine and innovative therapeutics for patients with pulmonary vascular disease.
CIRCULATION-HEART FAILURE
(2021)