Publications by authors named "F Tondi"
Article Synopsis
- Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is linked to both immediate obstetric issues and long-term cardiovascular risks, but its effects on platelet function have been underexplored compared to type-2 diabetes.
- The study compared 23 women with GDM to 23 healthy pregnant women, measuring various aspects of platelet reactivity and endothelial function at different stages of pregnancy and postpartum.
- Results indicated that women with GDM had increased platelet hyperreactivity and activation, especially towards the end of pregnancy, with some abnormalities persisting up to 8 weeks after delivery, along with signs of endothelial dysfunction.
Article Synopsis
- * It highlights a gap in research regarding whether vaccinated individuals who contract COVID-19 are still protected from complications linked to the virus.
- * The pilot study finds that prior vaccination reduces activation of platelets and neutrophils, which are related to serious health issues like thrombosis, and lowers the rates of severe outcomes such as ICU hospitalization and death.
Sonographic assessment of fetal occiput position during the second stage of labor: how reliable is the transperineal approach?
J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
November 2015
Objective: To compare the accuracy of transperineal (TP) ultrasound with transabdominal (TA) approach in the sonographic assessment of fetal occiput position during the second stage of labour.
Methods: A series of low-risk women at term attending the labour ward of three university hospitals were prospectively recruited for the purpose of this study. During the second stage of labor patients were evaluated first by TP and than by TA ultrasound to determine the fetal position.
Impact of tissue harmonic imaging on measurement of nuchal translucency thickness.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol
October 2010
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of tissue harmonic imaging (THI) on the measurement of fetal nuchal translucency thickness (NT).
Methods: One-hundred and three pregnant women underwent first-trimester NT measurement according to The Fetal Medicine Foundation criteria. NT was evaluated using conventional ultrasonography (CUS) and THI without modifying any other ultrasound parameter (e.