6 results match your criteria: "Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology National Taiwan University Hospital[Affiliation]"
Use of Technetium-99m-Pyrophosphate Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography in Monitoring Therapeutic Changes of Eplontersen in Patients With Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy.
J Am Heart Assoc
January 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine Taipei Taiwan.
Article Synopsis
- Hereditary transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (hATTR-CM) is a severe and progressive heart disease, and this study investigates how eplontersen therapy affects the monitoring of this condition using bone scintigraphy.
- The research analyzed data from the NEURO-TTRansform trial, comparing patients taking eplontersen with a control group not on this treatment, and noted significant reductions in heart and lung volume ratios in those receiving eplontersen.
- The results indicate that eplontersen may effectively treat hATTR-CM, and the use of technetium-99m-pyrophosphate imaging could be crucial for assessing treatment effectiveness.
Propess versus prostin for induction of labour in term primiparous women.
J Formos Med Assoc
August 2023
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Article Synopsis
- The study compares the effectiveness and safety of two medications, dinoprostone slow-release pessary (Propess) and dinoprostone tablet (Prostin), for inducing labor in first-time pregnant women at full term.
- Conducted in a medical center in Taiwan, the research involved nulliparous women and measured key outcomes like delivery duration and complication rates.
- Results showed that while Propess had a higher vaginal delivery rate and less need for additional oxytocin, both medications were similarly effective in terms of outcomes, with cervical length being an important predictor of successful vaginal delivery.
The correlation of forkhead box protein M1 (FOXM1) with gestational diabetes mellitus in maternal peripheral blood and neonatal umbilical cord blood.
Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol
July 2022
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology National Taiwan University Hospital; No.8, Chung Shan S. Rd., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 10041, Taiwan, ROC.
Objective: The transcription activator FOXM1 was found to be essential for beta cell expansion and glucose homeostasis during pregnancy in a mouse model. We assumed that the mechanism would be similar in humans. Thus, we aimed to determine the correlation, if any, between FOXM1 and gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAntibiotic choice for the management of preterm premature rupture of membranes in Taiwanese women.
J Formos Med Assoc
September 2022
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Background: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is one of the most common causes of preterm birth. Antibiotic treatment is recommended to prolong the pregnancy course and reduce fetal morbidity in women with PPROM. However, the guidelines for antibiotic selection are based on studies done years ago, mostly in Western countries, which may not reflect the geographic, temporal, and ethnic variation in microbial colonization and infection in other parts of the world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiagnosis of more gestational diabetes lead to better pregnancy outcomes: Comparing the International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group criteria, and the Carpenter and Coustan criteria.
J Diabetes Investig
January 2016
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology National Taiwan University Hospital Taipei Taiwan.
Aims/introduction: The International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group (IADPSG) criteria for gestational diabetes are associated with increased prevalence. However, it remains unknown if intervention for more women with gestational diabetes mellitus by the IADPSG criteria results in better pregnancy outcomes than adopting the Carpenter and Coustan (C&C) criteria in Asian populations.
Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study.
The prevalence of recurrent fetal loss and its relationship to sharing of human leukocyte antigens within couples was examined in a large, ethnically homogeneous Chinese population in Taiwan: 91 couples with primary recurrent spontaneous abortion, 32 couples with secondary recurrent spontaneous abortion, and 51 normal fertile couples. There was an excess of human leukocyte antigen sharing in both types of recurrent aborters. The primary aborters shared human leukocyte A and DQ antigens and three or more of the human leukocyte A, B, DR, and DQ antigens.
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