Publications by authors named "Cristina Mastroianni"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the relationship between placental volume in the first trimester and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) with different fetal growth outcomes.
- Data was collected from 1,322 women, comparing placental volume (measured using a placental quotient) between those with uncomplicated pregnancies and those with HDP either associated with small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses or appropriate for gestational age (AGA) fetuses.
- Results showed that women with uncomplicated pregnancies had significantly higher placental volumes, while those with HDP-SGA had the lowest placental volume and higher uterine artery pulsatility index, indicating compromised placental function.
The association of first trimester uterine arteries Doppler velocimetry with different clinical phenotypes of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: a longitudinal study.
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
April 2019
Current classification of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) is mostly based on temporal classification differentiating HDP according to early and late onset of the disease. However, epidemiological and clinical data suggest that there are two different clinical phenotypes of HDP that coexist at any gestational age: HDP associated to intrauterine growth restriction (HDP-IUGR) and HDP associated to appropriate for gestational age fetal growth (HDP-AGAf). The aim of the study was to evaluate the association of first trimester uterine arteries (UtA) by Doppler velocimetry, and maternal risk factors with HDP according to two different classifications: one based on gestational age at delivery (early- and late-HDP), and one based on longitudinal ultrasound evaluation of fetal growth (HDP-IUGR and HDP-AGAf), independently of the gestational age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim is to evaluate if maternal cardiovascular indices, in the first trimester of pregnancy, might be useful to differentiate women who develop different hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP).
Study Design: Method: 1399 pregnant women attending screening for chromosomal aneuploidies were recruited. The following parameters were measured: Doppler Velocimetry of uterine arteries; Peripheral blood pressure; Aortic Pressure derived from applanation tonometry.
Unlabelled: Couplings between uterine contractions (UC) and fetal heart rate (fHR) provide important information on fetal condition during labor. At present, couplings between UC and fHR are assessed by visual analysis and interpretation of cardiotocography. The application of computerized approaches is restricted due to the non-stationarity of the signal, missing data and noise, typical for fHR.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare intra-partum performance of trans-abdominal electrocardiogram with Doppler telemetry.
Methods: In this prospective longitudinal study, simultaneous monitoring with trans-abdominal ECG and Doppler telemetry was performed in 41 uncomplicated term singleton pregnancies during labour.
Results: The overall success rate for FHR monitoring was similar between trans-abdominal ECG and Doppler telemetry (88.