Publications by authors named "N J Kazzi"
Objective: This work aimed to study the effect of sustained hypotension after spinal on neonatal acidosis and adverse outcomes in those undergoing scheduled cesarean delivery (CD) with universal prophylactic vasopressor exposure and to examine differences in spinal-to-delivery time by neonatal acidosis status.
Study Design: This retrospective cohort study conducted at a quaternary care center from January 2019 to December 2021 included singleton, term, nonanomalous pregnancies, with scheduled CD under spinal anesthesia. Hypotension was defined as a systolic blood pressure (SYS-BP) < 100 mm Hg (SYS-BP100) or a >20% drop from baseline blood pressure (SYS-BP20).
Objective: This study aimed to investigate whether neonatal morbidity differs in spontaneous compared with indicated preterm births in extremely premature neonates.
Study Design: This is a retrospective cohort study including births ≤28 weeks at a single institution from 2011 to 2020. Births were categorized as either medically indicated or spontaneous preterm deliveries.
Thrombocytopenia occurs in one-third of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection and can indicate the severity of disease and may also increase the bleeding risk of performing invasive procedures. We present a pregnant patient with COVID-19 infection with the lowest platelet count described in the literature to date. The patient presented in labor at 38 weeks gestation with no other symptoms and was found to be positive on routine COVID-19 testing.
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- The study aimed to explore the link between cardiac remodeling in early pregnancy and negative perinatal outcomes in women with a BMI of 40 kg/m or more.
- It involved analyzing women who had echocardiograms before 24 weeks of pregnancy and categorized their heart geometry into normal or abnormal types.
- The findings indicated a higher association of abnormal heart geometry with hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, although it did not significantly correlate with other adverse perinatal outcomes like preterm birth or low birth weight.
An unwanted consequence of population aging is the growing number of elderly at risk of neurodegenerative disorders, including dementia and macular degeneration. As nutritional and behavioral changes can delay disease progression, we designed the Walnuts and Healthy Aging (WAHA) study, a two-center, randomized, 2-year clinical trial conducted in free-living, cognitively healthy elderly men and women. Our interest in exploring the role of walnuts in maintaining cognitive and retinal health is based on extensive evidence supporting their cardio-protective and vascular health effects, which are linked to bioactive components, such as n-3 fatty acids and polyphenols.
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