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1. Evaluation of cerebellar vermis at 12–22 weeks of gestation: why is traditional assessment incorrect?

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Volpe, P., De Robertis, V., Volpe, G., Olivieri, C., Fanelli, T., Boito, S., and Persico, N.

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*PREGNANCY, *CHOROID plexus
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Evaluation of cerebellar vermis at 12-22 weeks of gestation: why is traditional assessment incorrect? First-trimester ultrasound assessment of the fetal posterior fossa (PF) on a midsagittal view of the head through the anterior fontanelle has been described extensively[1]. In this study, we found that standard- and high-frequency transvaginal transducers and a high-frequency transabdominal transducer allowed clear visualization of the 4V-CP and its differentiation from the vermis. [Extracted from the article]

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2023
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2. Open fourth ventricle prior to 20?weeks' gestation: a benign finding?

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Contro, E., Volpe, P., De Musso, F., Muto, B., Ghi, T., De Robertis, V., and Pilu, G.

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BRAIN stem, FETAL research, CYSTS (Pathology), PHACE syndrome, PREGNANCY
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Objective To evaluate the role of the brainstem-vermis (BV) angle in the diagnosis of fetal posterior fossa abnormalities at 15-18 weeks' gestation. Methods We examined retrospectively three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound volumes acquired at 15-18 gestational weeks in fetuses with normal posterior fossa (controls) and in those with cystic posterior fossa. Whether the fourth ventricle appeared open posteriorly in axial views was noted and the BV angle was measured. A detailed follow-up was obtained in all cases. Results Of the 139 controls, 46 cases were excluded because of inadequate quality of the 3D volumes. Of the 93 remaining normal fetuses, 84 (90.3%) had a closed fourth ventricle and a BV angle < 20°, whereas 9/93 (9.7%) had an open fourth ventricle and a BV angle between 20° and 37°. The study group of 11 fetuses included seven with Dandy-Walker malformation and four with Blake's pouch cyst. In abnormal cases as a whole, the BV angle was significantly increased compared with that in controls (P < 0.0001). However, fetuses with Blake's pouch cyst and normal fetuses with an open fourth ventricle had strikingly similar sonograms: the BV angle was between 20° and 37° and the fourth ventricle appeared open only when viewed using a more steeply angulated scanning plane than that of the standard transcerebellar plane; in fetuses with Dandy-Walker malformation the fourth ventricle was widely open posteriorly, even in the standard transcerebellar view, and the BV angle was > 45°, significantly increased compared both with that in normal fetuses (P < 0.0001) and with that in fetuses with Blake's pouch cyst (P = 0.004). Conclusion An open fourth ventricle is found in about 10% of normal fetuses at 15-18 weeks' gestation. Measurement of the BV angle is useful in such cases, as a value ≥ 45° is associated with a very high risk of severe posterior fossa malformation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2014
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3. Novel application of 4D sonography with B-flow imaging and spatio-temporal image correlation (STIC) in the assessment of the anatomy of pulmonary arteries in fetuses with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect.

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Volpe, P., Campobasso, G., Stanziano, A., de Robertis, V., di Paolo, S., Caruso, G., Volpe, N., and Gentile, M.

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FETAL echocardiography, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, VENTRICULAR septal defects, PULMONARY atresia, PRENATAL diagnosis, BLOOD flow, PULMONARY artery abnormalities, FETAL ultrasonic imaging, GESTATIONAL age, EVALUATION of medical care, PREGNANCY, PULMONARY artery, DISEASE complications
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Objectives: To assess the reliability of two-dimensional gray-scale (2D) and color Doppler echocardiography in the study of the size and anatomy of the central pulmonary arteries and of the sources of pulmonary blood flow in a case series of fetuses with pulmonary atresia and ventricular septal defect (PA-VSD), and to evaluate whether the use of 4D ultrasound with B-flow imaging and spatio-temporal image correlation (STIC) can improve prenatal diagnostic accuracy. Methods: The study population comprised a group of seven PA-VSD fetuses that had been examined by 2D and color Doppler echocardiography exclusively, and a group of five additional cases identified initially by conventional echocardiography and examined further by 4D ultrasound, for all of which a thorough postnatal or autopsy study of the size and anatomy of the pulmonary arteries and blood supply was available. Results: 2D and color Doppler echocardiography failed to assess the anatomy of the central pulmonary arteries and the source of the pulmonary blood supply in 33% and 25% of the 12 cases, respectively. 4D ultrasound with B-flow imaging and STIC assessed successfully the anatomy of the pulmonary arteries and the source of pulmonary blood supply in all five fetuses examined. Conclusions: The prognosis of PA-VSD is influenced by the anatomy of the pulmonary arteries and the sources of the pulmonary blood supply, and by coexisting extracardiac and genetic anomalies. Our findings, although limited to a small sample size, suggest that 4D echocardiography with B-flow imaging and STIC, unlike 2D ultrasound, can provide thorough visualization of very small vessels and of the arterial blood supply to the lungs of fetuses with PA-VSD. 4D ultrasound may be used in the future to improve and help to detail the diagnosis of other fetal cardiac defects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2006
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4. Characteristics, associations and outcome of partial agenesis of the corpus callosum in the fetus.

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Volpe, P., Paladini, D., Resta, M., Stanziano, A., Salvatore, M., Quarantelli, M., de Robertis, V., Buonadonna, A. L., Caruso, G., and Gentile, M.

Subjects
CORPUS callosum, PRENATAL diagnosis, GESTATIONAL age, MAGNETIC resonance imaging, ULTRASONIC imaging, PREGNANCY
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Objectives: To report, in a population of fetuses diagnosed with partial agenesis of the corpus callosum (PACC), the sonographic characterization, incidence of cerebral, extracerebral and chromosomal anomalies, and outcome. In addition, in some of our cases a comparison was made between findings on ultrasound and fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods: This was a retrospective study of all cases of PACC seen at two referral centers for prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies over a 10-year period. The following variables were assessed: indication for referral, additional cerebral and extracerebral malformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and pregnancy and fetal/neonatal outcome. Results: Among 54 cases of fetal agenesis of the corpus callosum detected in the referral centers during the observation period, PACC was diagnosed at prenatal sonography in 20 cases and confirmed at pre/postnatal MRI and necropsy examinations in 19 cases (35%). These 19 constituted the study group. The diagnosis was made in the sagittal planes and in 12 cases it was made prior to 24 weeks. In most cases the indication for referral was the presence of indirect signs of callosal anomalies, such as colpocephaly. In 10 cases PACC occurred in association with other anomalies and in nine it was isolated. MRI was particularly useful for demonstrating some additional cerebral anomalies such as late sulcation, migrational pathological conditions and heterotopia. Regarding pregnancy outcome, of those diagnosed before 24 weeks which had associated anomalies, all except two were terminated. Of the nine cases with isolated PACC, all were liveborn. Follow-up was available in eight, and two of these (25%) showed evidence of significant developmental delay. In our series the outcome of isolated PACC was not better than that of complete agenesis of the corpus callosum reported in other series. Conclusions: PACC can be diagnosed reliably and characterized in prenatal life. The sonographic sign present in most cases is colpocephaly. Prenatal MRI can be performed to confirm the diagnosis. It is particularly useful to demonstrate some additional cerebral anomalies such as late sulcation, migrational pathological conditions and heterotopia. The relatively poor survival rate is due to the high rate of terminations and associated major anomalies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2006
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5. OC27.03: Outcome of abdominal cysts detected at 11–14 weeks of gestation: a two‐centres' experience.

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Fanelli, T., Volpe, N., Rembouskos, G., De Robertis, V., Dall'Asta, A., Volpe, P., and Ghi, T.

Subjects
PREGNANCY, MEDICAL record databases
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OC27.03: Outcome of abdominal cysts detected at 11-14 weeks of gestation: a two-centres' experience To ascertain the outcome of fetuses with an abdominal cyst detected at 11-14 weeks' gestation. This was a retrospective study in two referral centres for prenatal diagnosis that included all fetuses found to have an abdominal cyst on ultrasound examination at 11-14 weeks. [Extracted from the article]

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2018
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7. Risk factors associated with adverse fetal outcomes in pregnancies affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a secondary analysis of the WAPM study on COVID-19

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Eran Hadar, Chiara Benedetto, Agnese Maria Chiara Rapisarda, Renato Augusto Moreira de Sá, Deena Elkafrawi, Daniela Luvero, Noa A Brzezinski Sinai, Alicia Martínez-Varea, Antonio Schiattarella, Anna Nunzia Della Gatta, Giovanni Scambia, Albert Lila, Luciano Di Tizio, Andrea Carosso, Giovanni Nazzaro, G. Schera, Giuseppe Rizzo, Giuseppe Maria Maruotti, Giusella D'Urso, Albaro José Nieto-Calvache, Ilenia Mappa, Ozlem Uyaniklar, Fabio Barra, Gilles Faron, Luigi Nappi, Jacopo Ferrari, Giulio Sozzi, Simone Ferrero, Mirjam Druškovič, Tanja Premru-Srsen, Leonardo Borrello, Fabiana Cecchini D, George Daskalakis, Giuliano Petriglia, Caroline Kadji, Felipe Mercado-Olivares, Zeliha Atak, Aylin Pelin Cil, Claudio Gustavino, Axelle Pintiaux, Pantaleo Greco, Rita Figueiredo, Stefano Cosma, Ludovica Puri, Valentina Esposito, Anupam Parange, Simone Garzon, Alessandra Gatti, Ioannis Kyvernitakis, Roberto Brunelli, Maddalena Morlando, Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Ignacio Cueto Hernández, Giuseppe Zoccali, Brian Rodriguez, Antonio Mollo, Flaminia Vena, Cihat Sen, Ciuhodaru Madalina, Felice Sorrentino, Francesca Di Sebastiano, Gennady T. Sukhikh, Ilma Floriana Carbone, Andrea Villasco, Blanka Zlatohlavkova, Gabriele Saccone, Erasmo Huertas, Marcel Malan, Leonardo Gucciardo, Eutalia Esposito, Otto Henrique May Feuerschuette, Sarah Dollinger, María de Los Angeles Anaya Baz, Jun Yoshimatsu, Sifa Turan, Vincente Diago, Alicia Yeliz Aykanat, Ignacio Herraiz, Javier Alfonso Schvartzman, Diego Gazzolo, Natalina Buono, Milan Stanojević, Erich Cosmi, Valentina De Robertis, Elena Costa, Angelo Cagnacci, Eleonora Valori, Nicoletta Biglia, Şerife Özlem Genç, Vincenzo Berghella, Francesco Maria Colaleo, Esther Vanessa Aguilar Galán, Gabriela Loscalzo, Marco Palumbo, Fabrizio Sandri, Irmeli Nupponen, Antonio Lanzone, Juan Antonio De León Luis, Amos Grunebaum, Giuseppe Bifulco, Marinella Lenzi, Serena Xodo, Fulvio Zullo, Ozhan Turan, Josefine Königbauer, Anna Luengo Piqueras, Nicola Volpe, Holger Maul, Chiara Taccaliti, Juan Manuel Burgos-Luna, Giovanni Sisti, Rosanna Esposito, Alfredo Ercoli, Panos Antsaklis, Dolores Esteban Oliva, Aly Youssef, Pedro Viana Pinto, Alberto Galindo, Asim Kurjak, Erhan Okuyan, Roberto Angioli, Maria Luisa Gonzalez-Duran, Ana Concheiro Guisan, Massimo Franchi, Maria Carmela Di Dedda, Giovanni Gerosolima, Francesco D'Antonio, Caroline Daelemans, Quintino Cesare Ianniciello, Pasquale De Franciscis, Maurizio Guida, Maria Cristina Rovellotti, Liana Ples, Frank A. Chervenak, Nicola Colacurci, Lilijana Kornhauser Cerar, Zulfiya Khodjaeva, Valentina Longo, Francesca Stollagli, Daniele Di Mascio, Mariavittoria Locci, Amadeo Sanchez, Angelo Sirico, Stefania Fieni, Rebeca Garrote Molpeceres, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, Vito Chiantera, Esra Tustas Haberal, Liviu Cojocaru, Maria Elena Flacco, Antonella Cromi, Roberta Granese, Antonio Simone Laganà, Maria Giulia Lombana Marino, Silvia Visentin, Beatrice Bianchi, Roberta Venturella, Federica Laraud, Amanda Bermejo, Reyhan Gündüz, Marina Moucho, Zita Maria Gambacorti-Passerini, Danila Morano, Pedro Arango, Francesca Della Sala, Gaetana Di Donna, Jesús S Jimenez Lopez, Mariano Catello Di Donna, Giuliana Simonazzi, Snezana Zdjelar, Vedran Stefanovic, Cecilia Villalain, Antonio Coviello, Lars Hellmeyer, Antonella Giancotti, Elisa Bevilacqua, Igor Samardjiski, Riccardo Buscemi, Arianna Ramone, Marco Cerbone, Lorenza Driul, Danilo Buca, Tiziana Frusca, Elisa Done, Marco Liberati, José Morales Roselló, Fabio Ghezzi, Lorenzo Vasciaveo, Bernd Froessler, Alejandro Pittaro, Yolanda Cuñarro López, Andrew Carlin, Sakine Rahimli Ocakouglu, Giorgia Gattei, I. Cataneo, María José Suárez, Giada Ameli, Lamberto Manzoli, Kaisa Nelskylä, Ludovico Muzii, Peter Palm, Olus Api, Elisa Cueto, Martina Leombroni, Ksenia A. Gorina, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Children's Hospital, HUS Children and Adolescents, HUS Perioperative, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Anestesiologian yksikkö, Department of Diagnostics and Therapeutics, Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Ana Bilim Dalı, Gündüz, Reyhan, Di Mascio D., Sen C., Saccone G., Galindo A., Grunebaum A., Yoshimatsu J., Stanojevic M., Kurjak A., Chervenak F., Suarez M.J.R., Gambacorti-Passerini Z.M., De Los Angeles Anaya Baz M., Galan E.V.A., Lopez Y.C., De Leon Luis J.A., Hernandez I.C., Herraiz I., Villalain C., Venturella R., Rizzo G., Mappa I., Gerosolima G., Hellmeyer L., Konigbauer J., Ameli G., Frusca T., Volpe N., Schera G.B.L., Fieni S., Esposito E., Simonazzi G., Di Donna G., Youssef A., Della Gatta A.N., Di Donna M.C., Chiantera V., Buono N., Sozzi G., Greco P., Morano D., Bianchi B., Marino M.G.L., Laraud F., Ramone A., Cagnacci A., Barra F., Gustavino C., Ferrero S., Ghezzi F., Cromi A., Lagana A.S., Longo V.L., Stollagli F., Sirico A., Lanzone A., Driul L., Fabiana Cecchini D., Xodo S., Rodriguez B., Mercado-Olivares F., Elkafrawi D., Sisti G., Esposito R., Coviello A., Cerbone M., Morlando M., Schiattarella A., Colacurci N., De Franciscis P., Cataneo I., Lenzi M., Sandri F., Buscemi R., Gattei G., Della Sala F., Valori E., Rovellotti M.C., Done E., Faron G., Gucciardo L., Esposito V., Vena F., Giancotti A., Brunelli R., Muzii L., Nappi L., Sorrentino F., Vasciaveo L., Liberati M., Buca D., Leombroni M., Di Sebastiano F., Di Tizio L., Gazzolo D., Franchi M., Ianniciello Q.C., Garzon S., Petriglia G., Borrello L., Nieto-Calvache A.J., Burgos-Luna J.M., Kadji C., Carlin A., Bevilacqua E., Moucho M., Pinto P.V., Figueiredo R., Rosello J.M., Loscalzo G., Martinez-Varea A., Diago V., Lopez J.S.J., Aykanat A.Y., Cosma S., Carosso A., Benedetto C., Bermejo A., Feuerschuette O.H.M., Uyaniklar O., Ocakouglu S.R., Atak Z., Gunduz R., Haberal E.T., Froessler B., Parange A., Palm P., Samardjiski I., Taccaliti C., Okuyan E., Daskalakis G., De Sa R.A.M., Pittaro A., Gonzalez-Duran M.L., Guisan A.C., Genc S.O., Zlatohlavkova B., Piqueras A.L., Oliva D.E., Cil A.P., Api O., Antsaklis P., Ples L., Kyvernitakis I., Maul H., Malan M., Lila A., Granese R., Ercoli A., Zoccali G., Villasco A., Biglia N., Madalina C., Costa E., Daelemans C., Pintiaux A., Cueto E., Hadar E., Dollinger S., Sinai N.A.B., Huertas E., Arango P., Sanchez A., Schvartzman J.A., Cojocaru L., Turan S., Turan O., Di Dedda M.C., Molpeceres R.G., Zdjelar S., Premru-Srsen T., Cerar L.K., Druskovie M., De Robertis V., Stefanovic V., Nupponen I., Nelskyla K., Khodjaeva Z., Gorina K.A., Sukhikh G.T., Maruotti G.M., Visentin S., Cosmi E., Ferrari J., Gatti A., Luvero D., Angioli R., Puri L., Palumbo M., D'Urso G., Colaleo F., Rapisarda A.M.C., Carbone I.F., Mollo A., Nazzaro G., Locci M., Guida M., Di Spiezio Sardo A., Panici P.B., Berghella V., Flacco M.E., Manzoli L., Bifulco G., Scambia G., Zullo F., D'Antonio F., Di Mascio D, Sen C, Saccone G, Galindo A, Grünebaum A, Yoshimatsu J, Stanojevic M, Kurjak A, Chervenak F, Rodríguez Suárez MJ, Gambacorti-Passerini ZM, Baz MLAA, Aguilar Galán EV, López YC, De León Luis JA, Hernández IC, Herraiz I, Villalain C, Venturella R, Rizzo G, Mappa I, Gerosolima G, Hellmeyer L, Königbauer J, Ameli G, Frusca T, Volpe N, Luca Schera GB, Fieni S, Esposito E, Simonazzi G, Di Donna G, Youssef A, Della Gatta AN, Di Donna MC, Chiantera V, Buono N, Sozzi G, Greco P, Morano D, Bianchi B, Lombana Marino MG, Laraud F, Ramone A, Cagnacci A, Barra F, Gustavino C, Ferrero S, Ghezzi F, Cromi A, Laganà AS, Laurita Longo V, Stollagli F, Sirico A, Lanzone A, Driul L, Cecchini D F, Xodo S, Rodriguez B, Mercado-Olivares F, Elkafrawi D, Sisti G, Esposito R, Coviello A, Cerbone M, Morlando M, Schiattarella A, Colacurci N, De Franciscis P, Cataneo I, Lenzi M, Sandri F, Buscemi R, Gattei G, Sala FD, Valori E, Rovellotti MC, Done E, Faron G, Gucciardo L, Esposito V, Vena F, Giancotti A, Brunelli R, Muzii L, Nappi L, Sorrentino F, Vasciaveo L, Liberati M, Buca D, Leombroni M, Di Sebastiano F, Di Tizio L, Gazzolo D, Franchi M, Ianniciello QC, Garzon S, Petriglia G, Borrello L, Nieto-Calvache AJ, Burgos-Luna JM, Kadji C, Carlin A, Bevilacqua E, Moucho M, Pinto PV, Figueiredo R, Roselló JM, Loscalzo G, Martinez-Varea A, Diago V, Jimenez Lopez JS, Aykanat AY, Cosma S, Carosso A, Benedetto C, Bermejo A, May Feuerschuette OH, Uyaniklar O, Ocakouglu SR, Atak Z, Gündüz R, Haberal ET, Froessler B, Parange A, Palm P, Samardjiski I, Taccaliti C, Okuyan E, Daskalakis G, Moreira de Sa RA, Pittaro A, Gonzalez-Duran ML, Guisan AC, Genç ŞÖ, Zlatohlávková B, Piqueras AL, Oliva DE, Cil AP, Api O, Antsaklis P, Ples L, Kyvernitakis I, Maul H, Malan M, Lila A, Granese R, Ercoli A, Zoccali G, Villasco A, Biglia N, Madalina C, Costa E, Daelemans C, Pintiaux A, Cueto E, Hadar E, Dollinger S, Brzezinski Sinai NA, Huertas E, Arango P, Sanchez A, Schvartzman JA, Cojocaru L, Turan S, Turan O, Di Dedda MC, Molpeceres RG, Zdjelar S, Premru-Srsen T, Cerar LK, Druškovič M, De Robertis V, Stefanovic V, Nupponen I, Nelskylä K, Khodjaeva Z, Gorina KA, Sukhikh GT, Maruotti GM, Visentin S, Cosmi E, Ferrari J, Gatti A, Luvero D, Angioli R, Puri L, Palumbo M, D'Urso G, Colaleo F, Chiara Rapisarda AM, Carbone IF, Mollo A, Nazzaro G, Locci M, Guida M, Di Spiezio Sardo A, Panici PB, Berghella V, Flacco ME, Manzoli L, Bifulco G, Scambia G, Zullo F, D'Antonio F, Di Mascio, D., Sen, C., Saccone, G., Galindo, A., Grunebaum, A., Yoshimatsu, J., Stanojevic, M., Kurjak, A., Chervenak, F., Suarez, M. J. R., Gambacorti-Passerini, Z. M., De Los Angeles Anaya Baz, M., Galan, E. V. A., Lopez, Y. C., De Leon Luis, J. A., Hernandez, I. C., Herraiz, I., Villalain, C., Venturella, R., Rizzo, G., Mappa, I., Gerosolima, G., Hellmeyer, L., Konigbauer, J., Ameli, G., Frusca, T., Volpe, N., Schera, G. B. L., Fieni, S., Esposito, E., Simonazzi, G., Di Donna, G., Youssef, A., Della Gatta, A. N., Di Donna, M. C., Chiantera, V., Buono, N., Sozzi, G., Greco, P., Morano, D., Bianchi, B., Marino, M. G. L., Laraud, F., Ramone, A., Cagnacci, A., Barra, F., Gustavino, C., Ferrero, S., Ghezzi, F., Cromi, A., Lagana, A. S., Longo, V. L., Stollagli, F., Sirico, A., Lanzone, A., Driul, L., Fabiana Cecchini, D., Xodo, S., Rodriguez, B., Mercado-Olivares, F., Elkafrawi, D., Sisti, G., Esposito, R., Coviello, A., Cerbone, M., Morlando, M., Schiattarella, A., Colacurci, N., De Franciscis, P., Cataneo, I., Lenzi, M., Sandri, F., Buscemi, R., Gattei, G., Della Sala, F., Valori, E., Rovellotti, M. C., Done, E., Faron, G., Gucciardo, L., Esposito, V., Vena, F., Giancotti, A., Brunelli, R., Muzii, L., Nappi, L., Sorrentino, F., Vasciaveo, L., Liberati, M., Buca, D., Leombroni, M., Di Sebastiano, F., Di Tizio, L., Gazzolo, D., Franchi, M., Ianniciello, Q. C., Garzon, S., Petriglia, G., Borrello, L., Nieto-Calvache, A. J., Burgos-Luna, J. M., Kadji, C., Carlin, A., Bevilacqua, E., Moucho, M., Pinto, P. V., Figueiredo, R., Rosello, J. M., Loscalzo, G., Martinez-Varea, A., Diago, V., Lopez, J. S. J., Aykanat, A. Y., Cosma, S., Carosso, A., Benedetto, C., Bermejo, A., Feuerschuette, O. H. M., Uyaniklar, O., Ocakouglu, S. R., Atak, Z., Gunduz, R., Haberal, E. T., Froessler, B., Parange, A., Palm, P., Samardjiski, I., Taccaliti, C., Okuyan, E., Daskalakis, G., De Sa, R. A. M., Pittaro, A., Gonzalez-Duran, M. L., Guisan, A. C., Genc, S. O., Zlatohlavkova, B., Piqueras, A. L., Oliva, D. E., Cil, A. P., Api, O., Antsaklis, P., Ples, L., Kyvernitakis, I., Maul, H., Malan, M., Lila, A., Granese, R., Ercoli, A., Zoccali, G., Villasco, A., Biglia, N., Madalina, C., Costa, E., Daelemans, C., Pintiaux, A., Cueto, E., Hadar, E., Dollinger, S., Sinai, N. A. B., Huertas, E., Arango, P., Sanchez, A., Schvartzman, J. A., Cojocaru, L., Turan, S., Turan, O., Di Dedda, M. C., Molpeceres, R. G., Zdjelar, S., Premru-Srsen, T., Cerar, L. K., Druskovie, M., De Robertis, V., Stefanovic, V., Nupponen, I., Nelskyla, K., Khodjaeva, Z., Gorina, K. A., Sukhikh, G. T., Maruotti, G. M., Visentin, S., Cosmi, E., Ferrari, J., Gatti, A., Luvero, D., Angioli, R., Puri, L., Palumbo, M., D'Urso, G., Colaleo, F., Rapisarda, A. M. C., Carbone, I. F., Mollo, A., Nazzaro, G., Locci, M., Guida, M., Di Spiezio Sardo, A., Panici, P. B., Berghella, V., Flacco, M. 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COVID-19 Vaccine, Infectious Disease Transmission, Perinatal Death, Abortion, Clinical Laboratory Technique, Miscarriage, Cohort Studies, 0302 clinical medicine, COVID-19 Testing, Pregnancy, Risk Factors, 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics, Secondary analysis, Perinatal medicine, Abortion, Spontaneou, Medicine, Vertical, 030212 general & internal medicine, Viral, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, coronavirus, perinatal morbidity, perinatal mortality, covid-19, Coronavirus, Abortion, Spontaneous, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccines, Clinical Laboratory Techniques, Coronavirus Infections, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral, Pregnancy Outcome, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, SARS-CoV-2, Betacoronavirus, Fetal Death, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, Obstetrics, Infectious, Gestational age, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 3. Good health, Settore MED/40, Gestation, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Coronaviru, Socio-culturale, Intrauterine device, 03 medical and health sciences, PARVOVIRUS B19 INFECTION, Coronavirus, perinatal morbidity, perinatal mortality, Adverse effect, Premature, Fetus, Betacoronaviru, Pandemic, Coronavirus Infection, business.industry, Risk Factor, Spontaneous, MORTALITY, Infant, Odds ratio, Pneumonia, medicine.disease, Newborn, Pregnancy Complications, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pregnancy Complications, Infectiou, Cohort Studie, business
Abstract

Objectives To evaluate the strength of association between maternal and pregnancy characteristics and the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnancies with laboratory confirmed COVID-19. Methods Secondary analysis of a multinational, cohort study on all consecutive pregnant women with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 from February 1, 2020 to April 30, 2020 from 73 centers from 22 different countries. A confirmed case of COVID-19 was defined as a positive result on real-time reverse-transcriptase-polymerase-chain-reaction (RT-PCR) assay of nasal and pharyngeal swab specimens. The primary outcome was a composite adverse fetal outcome, defined as the presence of either abortion (pregnancy loss before 22 weeks of gestations), stillbirth (intrauterine fetal death after 22 weeks of gestation), neonatal death (death of a live-born infant within the first 28 days of life), and perinatal death (either stillbirth or neonatal death). Logistic regression analysis was performed to evaluate parameters independently associated with the primary outcome. Logistic regression was reported as odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI). Results Mean gestational age at diagnosis was 30.6±9.5 weeks, with 8.0% of women being diagnosed in the first, 22.2% in the second and 69.8% in the third trimester of pregnancy. There were six miscarriage (2.3%), six intrauterine device (IUD) (2.3) and 5 (2.0%) neonatal deaths, with an overall rate of perinatal death of 4.2% (11/265), thus resulting into 17 cases experiencing and 226 not experiencing composite adverse fetal outcome. Neither stillbirths nor neonatal deaths had congenital anomalies found at antenatal or postnatal evaluation. Furthermore, none of the cases experiencing IUD had signs of impending demise at arterial or venous Doppler. Neonatal deaths were all considered as prematurity-related adverse events. Of the 250 live-born neonates, one (0.4%) was found positive at RT-PCR pharyngeal swabs performed after delivery. The mother was tested positive during the third trimester of pregnancy. The newborn was asymptomatic and had negative RT-PCR test after 14 days of life. At logistic regression analysis, gestational age at diagnosis (OR: 0.85, 95% CI 0.8–0.9 per week increase; p Conclusions Early gestational age at infection, maternal ventilatory supports and low birthweight are the main determinants of adverse perinatal outcomes in fetuses with maternal COVID-19 infection. Conversely, the risk of vertical transmission seems negligible.

Published
2021

8. Maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Author

Di Mascio Daniele, Gabriele, Saccone, Cihat, Sen, Daniele Di Mascio, Alberto, Galindo, Amos, Grünebaum, Jun, Yoshimatsu, Milan, Stanojevic, Asım, Kurjak, Frank, Chervenak, María José Rodríguez Suárez, Zita Maria Gambacorti-Passerini, María de Los Angeles Anaya Baz, Esther Vanessa Aguilar Galán, Yolanda Cuñarro López, Juan Antonio De León Luis, Ignacio Cueto Hernández, Ignacio, Herraiz, Cecilia, Villalain, Roberta, Venturella, Rizzo, GIUSEPPE DAVIDE, Ilenia, Mappa, Giovanni, Gerosolima, Lars, Hellmeyer, Josefine, Königbauer, Giada, Ameli, Tiziana, Frusca, Nicola, Volpe, Giovanni Battista Luca Schera, Stefania, Fieni, Eutalia, Esposito, Giuliana, Simonazzi, Gaetana Di Donna, Aly, Youssef, Anna Nunzia Della Gatta, Mariano Catello Di Donna, Vito, Chiantera, Natalina, Buono, Giulio, Sozzi, Pantaleo, Greco, Danila, Morano, Beatrice, Bianchi, Maria Giulia Lombana Marino, Federica, Laraud, Arianna, Ramone, Angelo, Cagnacci, Fabio, Barra, Claudio, Gustavino, Ferrero, Simone, Fabio, Ghezzi, Antonella, Cromi, Antonio Simone Laganà, Valentina Laurita Longo, Francesca, Stollagli, Angelo, Sirico, Antonio, Lanzone, Lorenza, Driul, Fabiana, Cecchini, Serena, Xodo, Brian, Rodriguez, Felipe, Mercado-Olivares, Deena, Elkafrawi, Giovanni, Sisti, Rosanna, Esposito, Antonio, Coviello, Marco, Cerbone, Maddalena, Morlando, Antonio, Schiattarella, Nicola, Colacurci, Pasquale De Franciscis, Ilaria, Cataneo, Marinella, Lenzi, Fabrizio, Sandri, Riccardo, Buscemi, Giorgia, Gattei, Francesca Della Sala, Eleonora, Valori, Maria Cristina Rovellotti, Elisa, Done, Gilles, Faron, Leonardo, Gucciardo, Esposito, Valentina, Flaminia, Vena, Antonella, Giancotti, Roberto, Brunelli, Ludovico, Muzii, Luigi, Nappi, Felice, Sorrentino, Marco, Liberati, Danilo, Buca, Martina, Leombroni, Francesca Di Sebastiano, Massimo, Franchi, Quintino Cesare Ianniciello, Simone, Garzon, Giuliano, Petriglia, Leonardo, Borrello, Albaro Josè Nieto-Calvache, Juan Manuel Burgos-Luna, Caroline, Kadji, Andrew, Carlin, Elisa, Bevilacqua, Marina, Moucho, Pedro, Viana, Rita, Figueiredo, José Morales Roselló, Gabriela, Loscalzo, Alicia, Martinez-Varea, Vincente, Diago, Jesús, S Jimenez Lopez, Alicia Yeliz Aykanat, Cosma, Stefano Domenico, Carosso, ANDREA ROBERTO, Benedetto, Chiara, Amanda, Bermejo, Otto Henrique May Feuerschuette, Ozlem, Uyaniklar, Sakine Rahimli Ocakouglu, Zeliha, Atak, Reyhan, Gündüz, Esra Tustas Haberal, Bernd, Froessler, Anupam, Parange, Peter, Palm, Igor, Samardjiski, Chiara, Taccaliti, Erhan, Okuyan, George, Daskalakis, Renato Augusto Moreira de Sa, Alejandro, Pittaro, Maria Luisa Gonzalez-Duran, Ana Concheiro Guisan, Şerife Özlem Genç, Blanka, Zlatohlávková, Anna Luengo Piqueras, Dolores Esteban Oliva, Aylin Pelin Cil, Olus, Api, Panos, Antsaklis, Liana, Ples, Ioannis, Kyvernitakis, Holger, Maul, Marcel, Malan, Albert, Lila, Roberta, Granese, Alfredo, Ercoli, Giuseppe, Zoccali, Villasco, Andrea, Biglia, Nicoletta, Ciuhodaru, Madalina, Costa, Elena, Caroline, Daelemans, Axelle, Pintiaux, Elif Gül Yapar Eyi, Elisa, Cueto, Eran, Hadar, Sarah, Dollinger, Noa, A Brzezinski-Sinai, Erasmo, Huertas, Pedro, Arango, Amadeo, Sanchez, Javier Alfonso Schvartzman, Liviu, Cojocaru, Sifa, Turan, Ozhan, Turan, Maria Carmela Di Dedda, Rebeca Garrote Molpeceres, Snezana, Zdjelar, Tanja, Premru-Srsen, Lilijana, Kornhauser-Cerar, Mirjam, Druškovič, Valentina De Robertis, Vedran, Stefanovic, Irmeli, Nupponen, Kaisa, Nelskylä, Zulfiya, Khodjaeva, Ksenia, A Gorina, Gennady, T Sukhikh, Giuseppe Maria Maruotti, Silvia, Visentin, Erich, Cosmi, Jacopo, Ferrari, Alessandra, Gatti, Daniela, Luvero, Roberto, Angioli, Ludovica, Puri, Marco, Palumbo, Giusella, D'Urso, Francesco, Colaleo, Agnese Maria Chiara Rapisarda, Ilma Floriana Carbone, Manzoli, Lamberto, Maria Elena Flacco, Giovanni, Nazzaro, Mariavittoria, Locci, Maurizio, Guida, Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, Asma, Khalil, Vincenzo, Berghella, Giuseppe, Bifulco, Giovanni, Scambia, Fulvio, Zullo, Francesco, D'Antonio, 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C., Done, E., Faron, G., Gucciardo, L., Esposito, V., Vena, F., Giancotti, A., Brunelli, R., Muzii, L., Nappi, L., Sorrentino, F., Liberati, M., Buca, D., Leombroni, M., Di Sebastiano, F., Franchi, M., Ianniciello, Q. C., Garzon, S., Petriglia, G., Borrello, L., Nieto-Calvache, A. J., Burgos-Luna, J. M., Kadji, C., Carlin, A., Bevilacqua, E., Moucho, M., Viana Pinto, P., Figueiredo, R., Morales Rosello, J., Loscalzo, G., Martinez-Varea, A., Diago, V., Jimenez Lopez, J. S., Aykanat, A. Y., Cosma, S., Carosso, A., Benedetto, C., Bermejo, A., Feuerschuette, O. H. M., Uyaniklar, O., Ocakouglu, S. R., Atak, Z., Gunduz, R., Haberal, E. T., Froessler, B., Parange, A., Palm, P., Samardjiski, I., Taccaliti, C., Okuyan, E., Daskalakis, G., de Sa, R. A. M., Pittaro, A., Gonzalez-Duran, M. L., Guisan, A. C., Genc, S. O., Zlatohlavkova, B., Piqueras, A. L., Oliva, D. E., Cil, A. P., Api, O., Antsaklis, P., Ples, L., Kyvernitakis, I., Maul, H., Malan, M., Lila, A., Granese, R., Ercoli, A., Zoccali, G., Villasco, A., Biglia, N., Madalina, C., Costa, E., Daelemans, C., Pintiaux, A., Cueto, E., Hadar, E., Dollinger, S., Brzezinski-Sinai, N. A., Huertas, E., Arango, P., Sanchez, A., Schvartzman, J. A., Cojocaru, L., Turan, S., Turan, O., Di Dedda, M. C., Molpeceres, R. G., Zdjelar, S., Premru-Srsen, T., Kornhauser-Cerar, L., Druskovic, M., De Robertis, V., Stefanovic, V., Nupponen, I., Nelskyla, K., Khodjaeva, Z., Gorina, K. A., Sukhikh, G. T., Maruotti, G. M., Visentin, S., Cosmi, E., Ferrari, J., Gatti, A., Luvero, D., Angioli, R., Puri, L., Palumbo, M., D'Urso, G., Colaleo, F., Rapisarda, A. M. C., Carbone, I. F., Manzoli, L., Flacco, M. E., Nazzaro, G., Locci, M., Guida, M., Sardo, A. D. S., Panici, P. B., Khalil, A., Berghella, V., Bifulco, G., Scambia, G., Zullo, F., D'Antonio, F., José Rodríguez Suárez, María, Maria Gambacorti-Passerini, Zita, de Los Angeles Anaya Baz, María, Vanessa Aguilar Galán, Esther, Cuñarro López, Yolanda, Antonio De León Luis, Juan, Cueto Hernández, Ignacio, Battista Luca Schera, Giovanni, Nunzia Della Gatta, Anna, Catello Di Donna, Mariano, Giulia Lombana Marino, Maria, Simone Laganà, Antonio, Laurita Longo, Valentina, Mercado-Olivares, Felipe, Della Sala, Francesca, Cristina Rovellotti, Maria, Cesare Ianniciello, Quintino, Josè Nieto-Calvache, Albaro, Manuel Burgos-Luna, Juan, Viana, Pedro, Martinez-Varea, Alicia, S Jimenez Lopez, Jesú, Yeliz Aykanat, Alicia, DI BENEDETTO, Chiara, Henrique May Feuerschuette, Otto, Rahimli Ocakouglu, Sakine, Tustas Haberal, Esra, Augusto Moreira de Sa, Renato, Luisa Gonzalez-Duran, Maria, Concheiro Guisan, Ana, Özlem Genç, Şerife, Luengo Piqueras, Anna, Esteban Oliva, Dolore, Pelin Cil, Aylin, Gül Yapar Eyi, Elif, A Brzezinski-Sinai, Noa, Alfonso Schvartzman, Javier, Carmela Di Dedda, Maria, Garrote Molpeceres, Rebeca, Premru-Srsen, Tanja, Kornhauser-Cerar, Lilijana, A Gorina, Ksenia, T Sukhikh, Gennady, Maruotti, GIUSEPPE MARIA, Maria Chiara Rapisarda, Agnese, Floriana Carbone, Ilma, Elena Flacco, Maria, DI SPIEZIO SARDO, Attilio, Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi, Saccone G., Sen C., Di Mascio D., Galindo A., Grunebaum A., Yoshimatsu J., Stanojevic M., Kurjak A., Chervenak F., Suarez M.J.R., Gambacorti-Passerini Z.M., de los Angeles Anaya Baz M., Galan E.V.A., Lopez Y.C., Luis J.A.D.L., Hernandez I.C., Herraiz I., Villalain C., Venturella R., Rizzo G., Mappa I., Gerosolima G., Hellmeyer L., Konigbauer J., Ameli G., Frusca T., Volpe N., Schera G.B.L., Fieni S., Esposito E., Simonazzi G., Di Donna G., Youssef A., Gatta A.N.D., Di Donna M.C., Chiantera V., Buono N., Sozzi G., Greco P., Morano D., Bianchi B., Marino M.G.L., Laraud F., Ramone A., Cagnacci A., Barra F., Gustavino C., Ferrero S., Ghezzi F., Cromi A., Lagana A.S., Longo V.L., Stollagli F., Sirico A., Lanzone A., Driul L., Cecchini F., Xodo S., Rodriguez B., Mercado-Olivares F., Elkafrawi D., Sisti G., Esposito R., Coviello A., Cerbone M., Morlando M., Schiattarella A., Colacurci N., De Franciscis P., Cataneo I., Lenzi M., Sandri F., Buscemi R., Gattei G., Sala F.D., Valori E., Rovellotti M.C., Done E., Faron G., Gucciardo L., Esposito V., Vena F., Giancotti A., Brunelli R., Muzii L., Nappi L., Sorrentino F., Liberati M., Buca D., Leombroni M., Di Sebastiano F., Franchi M., Ianniciello Q.C., Garzon S., Petriglia G., Borrello L., Nieto-Calvache A.J., Burgos-Luna J.M., Kadji C., Carlin A., Bevilacqua E., Moucho M., Viana Pinto P., Figueiredo R., Morales Rosello J., Loscalzo G., Martinez-Varea A., Diago V., Jimenez Lopez J.S., Aykanat A.Y., Cosma S., Carosso A., Benedetto C., Bermejo A., Feuerschuette O.H.M., Uyaniklar O., Ocakouglu S.R., Atak Z., Gunduz R., Haberal E.T., Froessler B., Parange A., Palm P., Samardjiski I., Taccaliti C., Okuyan E., Daskalakis G., de Sa R.A.M., Pittaro A., Gonzalez-Duran M.L., Guisan A.C., Genc S.O., Zlatohlavkova B., Piqueras A.L., Oliva D.E., Cil A.P., Api O., Antsaklis P., Ples L., Kyvernitakis I., Maul H., Malan M., Lila A., Granese R., Ercoli A., Zoccali G., Villasco A., Biglia N., Madalina C., Costa E., Daelemans C., Pintiaux A., Cueto E., Hadar E., Dollinger S., Brzezinski-Sinai N.A., Huertas E., Arango P., Sanchez A., Schvartzman J.A., Cojocaru L., Turan S., Turan O., Di Dedda M.C., Molpeceres R.G., Zdjelar S., Premru-Srsen T., Kornhauser-Cerar L., Druskovic M., De Robertis V., Stefanovic V., Nupponen I., Nelskyla K., Khodjaeva Z., Gorina K.A., Sukhikh G.T., Maruotti G.M., Visentin S., Cosmi E., Ferrari J., Gatti A., Luvero D., Angioli R., Puri L., Palumbo M., D'Urso G., Colaleo F., Rapisarda A.M.C., Carbone I.F., Manzoli L., Flacco M.E., Nazzaro G., Locci M., Guida M., Sardo A.D.S., Panici P.B., Khalil A., Berghella V., Bifulco G., Scambia G., Zullo F., D'Antonio F., Mother and Child, Surgical clinical sciences, Obstetrics, and Clinical sciences

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COVID19, medicine.medical_treatment, coronavirus, COVID-19, infection, pregnancy, SARS-CoV-2, Abortion, infectious diseases, law.invention, Cohort Studies, 0302 clinical medicine, law, 3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics, Pregnancy, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 030212 general & internal medicine, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Transmission (medicine), Obstetrics, Pregnancy Outcome, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Coronavirus, SARS-COV-2, General Medicine, Disease 2019 Covid-19, Intensive care unit, 3. Good health, Hospitalization, Intensive Care Units, Maternal Mortality, Settore MED/40, Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Gestation, Female, coronavirus, Pandemics, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, Pregnancy Outcome, Respiration, Artificial, Retrospective Studies, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Infant, Newborn, Intensive Care Units,Maternal Mortality, Infection, Cohort study, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, medicine, Humans, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Pandemics, Retrospective Studies, Mechanical ventilation, business.industry, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, Respiration, Artificial, coronaviru, Reproductive Medicine, business
Abstract

WOS:000613461600006 PubMed ID: 32926494 Objectives To evaluate the maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnancies affected by SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods This was a multinational retrospective cohort study including women with a singleton pregnancy and laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, conducted in 72 centers in 22 different countries in Europe, the USA, South America, Asia and Australia, between 1 February 2020 and 30 April 2020. Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection was defined as a positive result on real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay of nasopharyngeal swab specimens. The primary outcome was a composite measure of maternal mortality and morbidity, including admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), use of mechanical ventilation and death. Results In total, 388 women with a singleton pregnancy tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on RT-PCR of a nasopharyngeal swab and were included in the study. Composite adverse maternal outcome was observed in 47/388 (12.1%) women; 43 (11.1%) women were admitted to the ICU, 36 (9.3%) required mechanical ventilation and three (0.8%) died. Of the 388 women included in the study, 122 (31.4%) were still pregnant at the time of data analysis. Among the other 266 women, six (19.4% of the 31 women with first-trimester infection) had miscarriage, three (1.1%) had termination of pregnancy, six (2.3%) had stillbirth and 251 (94.4%) delivered a liveborn infant. The rate of preterm birth before 37 weeks' gestation was 26.3% (70/266). Of the 251 liveborn infants, 69/251(27.5%) were admitted to the neonatal ICU, and there were five (2.0%) neonatal deaths. The overall rate of perinatal death was 4.1% (11/266). Only one (1/251, 0.4%) infant, born to a mother who tested positive during the third trimester, was found to be positive for SARS-CoV-2 on RT-PCR. Conclusions SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women is associated with a 0.8% rate of maternal mortality, but an 11.1% rate of admission to the ICU. The risk of vertical transmission seems to be negligible. (C) 2020 International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

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2021

9. Maternal and perinatal outcomes in high compared to low risk pregnancies complicated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (phase 2): the World Association of Perinatal Medicine working group on coronavirus disease 2019

Author

D'Antonio, Francesco, Sen, Cihat, Mascio, Daniele Di, Galindo, Alberto, Villalain, Cecilia, Herraiz, Ignacio, Arisoy, Resul, Ovayolu, Ali, Eroğlu, Hasan, Canales, Manuel Guerra, Ladella, Subhashini, Cojocaru, Liviu, Turan, Ozhan, Turan, Sifa, Hadar, Eran, Brzezinski-Sinai, Noa A, Dollinger, Sarah, Uyaniklar, Ozlem, Ocakouglu, Sakine Rahimli, Atak, Zeliha, Premru-Srsen, Tanja, Kornhauser-Cerar, Lilijana, Druškovič, Mirjam, Ples, Liana, Gündüz, Reyhan, Ağaçayak, Elif, Schvartzman, Javier Alfonso, Malbran, Mercedes Negri, Liberati, Marco, Sebastiano, Francesca Di, Oronzi, Ludovica, Cerra, Chiara, Buca, Danilo, Cagnacci, Angelo, Ramone, Arianna, Barra, Fabio, Carosso, Andrea, Benedetto, Chiara, Cosma, Stefano, Pintiaux, Axelle, Daelemans, Caroline, Costa, Elena, Özel, Ayşegül, Muhçu, Murat, Lopez, Jesús S Jimenez, Alvarado, Clara, Piqueras, Anna Luengo, Oliva, Dolores Esteban, Schera, Giovanni Battista Luca, Volpe, Nicola, Frusca, Tiziana, Samardjiski, Igor, Simeonova, Slagjana, Papestiev, Irena Aleksioska, Hojman, Javier, Turkcuoglu, Ilgin, Cromi, Antonella, Laganà, Antonio Simone, Ghezzi, Fabio, Sirico, Angelo, Familiari, Alessandra, Scambia, Giovanni, Sukhikh, Zulfiya Khodjaeva Gennady T, Gorina, Ksenia A, de Sa, Renato Augusto Moreira, Vaz, Mariana, Feuerschuette, Otto Henrique May, Gatta, Anna Nunzia Della, Youssef, Aly, Donna, Gaetana Di, Martinez-Varea, Alicia, Loscalzo, Gabriela, Morales Roselló, José, Stefanovic, Vedran, Nupponen, Irmeli, Nelskylä, Kaisa, Ayala, Rodrigo, Molpeceres, Rebeca Garrote, Vázquez, Asunción Pino, Sandri, Fabrizio, Cataneo, Ilaria, Lenzi, Marinella, Haberal, Esra Tustas, Huertas, Erasmo, Sanchez, Amadeo, Arango, Pedro, Bermejo, Amanda, Alcantara, María Monica Gonzalez, Göynümer, Gökhan, Okuyan, Erhan, Madalina, Ciuhodaru, Guisan, Ana Concheiro, Schulte, Alejandra Martínez, Esposito, Valentina, De Robertis, Valentina, Zdjelar, Snezana, Lackovic, Milan, Mihajlovic, Sladjana, Jekova, Nelly, Saccone, Gabriele, Aslan, Mehmet Musa, Dedda, Maria Carmela Di, Chalid, Maisuri, Canache, Jose Enrique Moros, Daskalakis, George, Antsaklis, Panos, Vega, Enrique Criado, Cueto, Elisa, Taccaliti, Chiara, Aykanat, Yeliz, Özlem Genç, Şerife, Froessler, Bernd, Radulova, Petya Angelova, Morano, Danila, Bianchi, Beatrice, Marino, Maria Giulia Lombana, Meccariello, Gabriella, Rohatgi, Bindu, Schiattarella, Antonio, Morlando, Maddalena, Colacurci, Nicola, Villasco, Andrea, Biglia, Nicoletta, Marques, Ana Luiza Santos, Gatti, Alessandra, Luvero, Daniela, Angioli, Roberto, Pittaro, Alejandro, Lila, Albert, Zlatohlávková, Blanka, On the behalf of the World Association of Perinatal Medicine working group on coronavirus disease 2019, Dicle Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri Bölümü, Kadın Hastalıkları ve Doğum Ana Bilim Dalı, Gündüz, Reyhan, Ağaçayak, Elif, [Belirlenecek], D'Antonio, F., Sen, C., Mascio, D. D., Galindo, A., Villalain, C., Herraiz, I., Arisoy, R., Ovayolu, A., Eroglu, H., Canales, M. G., Ladella, S., Cojocaru, L., Turan, O., Turan, S., Hadar, E., Brzezinski-Sinai, N. A., Dollinger, S., Uyaniklar, O., Ocakouglu, S. R., Atak, Z., Premru-Srsen, T., Kornhauser-Cerar, L., Druskovic, M., Ples, L., Gunduz, R., Agacayak, E., Schvartzman, J. A., Malbran, M. N., Liberati, M., Sebastiano, F. D., Oronzi, L., Cerra, C., Buca, D., Cagnacci, A., Ramone, A., Barra, F., Carosso, A., Benedetto, C., Cosma, S., Pintiaux, A., Daelemans, C., Costa, E., Ozel, A., Muhcu, M., Lopez, J. S. J., Alvarado, C., Piqueras, A. L., Oliva, D. E., Schera, G. B. L., Volpe, N., Frusca, T., Samardjiski, I., Simeonova, S., Papestiev, I. A., Hojman, J., Turkcuoglu, I., Cromi, A., Lagana, A. S., Ghezzi, F., Sirico, A., Familiari, A., Scambia, G., Sukhikh, Z. K. G. T., Gorina, K. A., de Sa, R. A. M., Vaz, M., Feuerschuette, O. H. M., Gatta, A. N. D., Youssef, A., Donna, G. D., Martinez-Varea, A., Loscalzo, G., Rosello, J. M., Stefanovic, V., Nupponen, I., Nelskyla, K., Ayala, R., Molpeceres, R. G., Vazquez, A. P., Sandri, F., Cataneo, I., Lenzi, M., Haberal, E. T., Huertas, E., Sanchez, A., Arango, P., Bermejo, A., Alcantara, M. M. G., Goynumer, G., Okuyan, E., Madalina, C., Guisan, A. C., Schulte, A. M., Esposito, V., De Robertis, V., Zdjelar, S., Lackovic, M., Mihajlovic, S., Jekova, N., Saccone, G., Aslan, M. M., Dedda, M. C. D., Chalid, M., Canache, J. E. M., Daskalakis, G., Antsaklis, P., Vega, E. C., Cueto, E., Taccaliti, C., Aykanat, Y., Ozlem Genc, S., Froessler, B., Radulova, P. A., Morano, D., Bianchi, B., Marino, M. G. L., Meccariello, G., Rohatgi, B., Schiattarella, A., Morlando, M., Colacurci, N., Villasco, A., Biglia, N., Marques, A. L. S., Gatti, A., Luvero, D., Angioli, R., Pittaro, A., Lila, A., and Zlatohlavkova, B.

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Neonatal intensive care unit, coronavirus, Miscarriage, law.invention, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, law, Pregnancy, Neonatal, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, 030212 general & internal medicine, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, coronavirus disease 2019, infection, pregnancy, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Asia, Australia, Europe, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, Retrospective Studies, SARS-CoV-2, South America, COVID-19, Pregnancy Outcome, Coronavirus disease 2019, Obstetrics, Incidence (epidemiology), Infectious, General Medicine, Intensive care unit, 3. Good health, Intensive Care Units, Covid-19, Infection, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, 03 medical and health sciences, medicine, business.industry, Infant, Retrospective cohort study, Odds ratio, medicine.disease, Newborn, Confidence interval, coronaviru, Pregnancy Complications, Coronavirus, Pregnancy Complications, Infectiou, business
Abstract

BACKGROUND: It has still to be ascertained whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection in pregnancy is associated with worse maternal and fetal outcomes compared to low risk gestations. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate maternal and perinatal outcomes in high- and low-risk pregnancies complicated by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. STUDY DESIGN: This was a multinational retrospective cohort study involving women with laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection from 76 centers from 25 countries in Europe, the United States, South America, Asia, and Australia from April 4, 2020, to October 28, 2020. The primary outcome was a composite measure of maternal mortality and morbidity, including admission to the intensive care unit, use of mechanical ventilation, or death. The secondary outcome was a composite measure of adverse perinatal outcome, including miscarriage, fetal loss, neonatal and perinatal death, and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit. All outcomes were assessed in high- and low-risk pregnancies. Pregnancies were considered high risk in case of either preexisting chronic medical conditions in pregnancy or obstetrical disorders occurring in pregnancy. The Fisher exact test and logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: A total of 887 singleton pregnancies who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection using reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction of nasal and pharyngeal swab specimens were included in the study. The risk of composite adverse maternal outcomes was higher in high-risk pregnancies than in low-risk pregnancies (odds ratio, 1.52; 95% confidence interval, 1.03-2.24; P=.035). In addition, women carrying high-risk pregnancies were at higher risk of hospital admission (odds ratio, 1.48; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-2.04; P=.002), presence of severe respiratory symptoms (odds ratio, 2.13; 95% confidence interval, 0.41-3.21; P=.001), admission to the intensive care unit (odds ratio, 2.63; 95% confidence interval, 1.42-4.88), and invasive mechanical ventilation (odds ratio, 2.65; 95% confidence interval, 1.19-5.94; P=.002). When exploring perinatal outcomes, high-risk pregnancies were at high risk of adverse perinatal outcomes (odds ratio, 1.78; 95% confidence interval, 0.15-2.72; P=.009). However, such association was mainly because of the higher incidence of miscarriage in high-risk pregnancies compared with that in low-risk pregnancies (5.3% vs 1.6%, P=.008); furthermore, there was no difference in other explored outcomes between the 2 study groups. At logistic regression analysis, maternal age (odds ratio, 1.12; 95% confidence interval, 1.02-1.22; P=.023) and high-risk pregnancy (odds ratio, 4.21; 95% confidence interval, 3.90-5.11; P

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2021

10. Risk of 22q11.2 deletion in fetuses with right aortic arch and without intracardiac anomalies

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A, Perolo, V, De Robertis, I, Cataneo, N, Volpe, G, Campobasso, T, Frusca, T, Ghi, D, Prandstraller, G, Pilu, P, Volpe, Perolo, A, De Robertis, V, Cataneo, I, Volpe, N, Campobasso, G, Frusca, T, Ghi, T, Prandstraller, D, Pilu, G, and Volpe, P

Subjects
22q11.2 deletion, prenatal diagnosi, Aortic Arch Syndromes, ultrasound, Thymus Gland, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, Cohort Studies, congenital anomalie, right aortic arch, Pregnancy, Karyotyping, Prenatal Diagnosis, DiGeorge Syndrome, Humans, Female, Di George syndrome, Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color, In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence, Retrospective Studies
Abstract

To assess the risk of 22q11.2 deletion in fetuses with a prenatal diagnosis of right aortic arch without intracardiac anomalies (RAA-no ICA).This was a retrospective study of all fetuses with RAA-no ICA diagnosed prenatally at three referral centers, between 2004 and 2014. A detailed sonographic examination was performed in each case, including visualization of the thymus and of the head and neck vessels to identify the presence of an aberrant left subclavian artery (ALSA). Karyotyping and fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis for diagnosis of 22q11.2 deletion were always offered either prenatally or postnatally. Clinical and echocardiographic examinations were performed in livebirths and a postmortem examination in cases of termination of pregnancy.During the study period, 85 fetuses were diagnosed prenatally with RAA-no ICA. Genetic or clinical data were not available for three cases and these were excluded from analysis. 22q11.2 deletion was found in 7/82 cases (8.5% (95% CI, 3.8-17.3%)). The thymus was small or non-visualized in all seven cases and additional abnormal sonographic findings were present in four.22q11.2 deletion is present in a clinically significant proportion of fetuses with a prenatal diagnosis of RAA-no ICA. In such cases, a detailed sonographic examination, with assessment of the thymus in particular, may be useful to further define the level of risk for 22q11.2 deletion. Copyright © 2015 ISUOG. Published by John WileySons Ltd.

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2016

11. Characteristics, associations and outcome of partial agenesis of the corpus callosum in the fetus

Author

Paolo Volpe, V. De Robertis, Marco Salvatore, M. Resta, G. Caruso, Antonia Lucia Buonadonna, Mario Quarantelli, Dario Paladini, A. Stanziano, Mattia Gentile, Volpe, P, Paladini, Dario, Resta, M, Stanziano, A, Salvatore, Marco, Quarantelli, Mario, De Robertis, V, Buonadonna, Al, Caruso, G, and Gentile, M.

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medicine.medical_specialty, Population, Prenatal diagnosis, Corpus callosum, Sensitivity and Specificity, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, Corpus Callosum, Colpocephaly, Child Development, Pregnancy, Humans, Medicine, Abnormalities, Multiple, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Abortion, Therapeutic, Agenesis of the corpus callosum, education, Retrospective Studies, Chromosome Aberrations, education.field_of_study, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Corpus Callosum Agenesis, Patient Selection, Infant, Newborn, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Magnetic resonance imaging, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Echoencephalography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Surgery, Reproductive Medicine, Pregnancy Trimester, Second, Female, Radiology, Agenesis of Corpus Callosum, business, Follow-Up Studies
Abstract

Objectives To report, in a population of fetuses diagnosed with partial agenesis of the corpus callosum (PACC), the sonographic characterization, incidence of cerebral, extracerebral and chromosomal anomalies, and outcome. In addition, in some of our cases a comparison was made between findings on ultrasound and fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Methods This was a retrospective study of all cases of PACC seen at two referral centers for prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies over a 10-year period. The following variables were assessed: indication for referral, additional cerebral and extracerebral malformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and pregnancy and fetal/neonatal outcome. Results Among 54 cases of fetal agenesis of the corpus callosum detected in the referral centers during the observation period, PACC was diagnosed at prenatal sonography in 20 cases and confirmed at pre/postnatal MRI and necropsy examinations in 19 cases (35%). These 19 constituted the study group. The diagnosis was made in the sagittal planes and in 12 cases it was made prior to 24 weeks. In most cases the indication for referral was the presence of indirect signs of callosal anomalies, such as colpocephaly. In 10 cases PACC occurred in association with other anomalies and in nine it was isolated. MRI was particularly useful for demonstrating some additional cerebral anomalies such as late sulcation, migrational pathological conditions and heterotopia. Regarding pregnancy outcome, of those diagnosed before 24 weeks which had associated anomalies, all except two were terminated. Of the nine cases with isolated PACC, all were liveborn. Follow-up was available in eight, and two of these (25%) showed evidence of significant developmental delay. In our series the outcome of isolated PACC was not better than that of complete agenesis of the corpus callosum reported in other series. Conclusions PACC can be diagnosed reliably and characterized in prenatal life. The sonographic sign present in most cases is colpocephaly. Prenatal MRI can be performed to confirm the diagnosis. It is particularly useful to demonstrate some additional cerebral anomalies such as late sulcation, migrational pathological conditions and heterotopia. The relatively poor survival rate is due to the high rate of terminations and associated major anomalies. Copyright  2006 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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2006

12. Transposition of the great arteries in the fetus: assessment of the spatial relationships of the arterial trunks by four-dimensional echocardiography

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V. De Robertis, Paolo Volpe, Dario Paladini, Mariagiovanna Russo, G. Sglavo, Maurizio Marasini, M. Vassallo, Paladini, Dario, Volpe, P, Sglavo, Gabriella, Vassallo, M, De Robertis, V, Marasini, M, and Russo, Mg

Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty, Transposition of Great Vessels, Risk Assessment, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, Pregnancy, Internal medicine, medicine.artery, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, medicine, Humans, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Prospective Studies, Echocardiography, Four-Dimensional, Aorta, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, Vascular disease, Infant, Newborn, Obstetrics and Gynecology, General Medicine, Anatomy, Transposition of the great vessels, medicine.disease, Coronary Vessels, Heart Valves, Echocardiography, Doppler, Color, medicine.anatomical_structure, Reproductive Medicine, Great vessels, Great arteries, Pregnancy Trimester, Second, Pulmonary artery, Cardiology, Female, business, Fetal echocardiography, Artery
Abstract

Objective Coronary arterial abnormalities can be one of the few negative prognostic indicators in transposition of the great arteries (TGA), and their occurrence is related to the type of spatial relationship of the great arteries. The main objective of this study was to assess whether the use of the reconstructed en-face view with color Doppler imaging of the four cardiac valves can demonstrate the different types of spatial relationship of the arterial trunks in fetuses with TGA, in order to derive the risk of coronary abnormalities. A secondary end-point was the evaluation of the type of coronary arterial branching pattern. Methods Twenty-three fetuses with a confirmed diagnosis of TGA underwent four-dimensional (4D) echocardiography at 19–33 gestational weeks. The en-face view of the four cardiac valves and color Doppler with high persistence were employed to assess the spatial relationships of the great arteries. In all cases, confirmation of the vessels' arrangement and coronary arterial distribution was obtained at neonatal echocardiography and/or surgery. Results The spatial relationships of the great vessels was identified correctly in 20/23 (87%) cases. The aorta was found to be located anterior to and to the right of the pulmonary trunk in 13/23 (56.5%) cases and just anterior to the pulmonary artery in 6/23 (26.1%) cases; in the remaining four (17.4%) cases, the two vessels were side by side. With respect to the association between the spatial relationship of the great arteries and the occurrence of an unusual pattern of coronary arterial branching, five of the TGA fetuses had abnormal coronary arterial distribution. Conclusions Using 4D echocardiography with color Doppler, it is possible to define the spatial relationships of the great arteries in fetuses with TGA with a high degree of accuracy. This information can be used during counseling to predict the likelihood of abnormal coronary arterial distribution. Copyright © 2008 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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2008

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