Prenatal sonographic diagnosis of short umbilical cord in a dichorionic twin with normal fetal anatomy
Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, 10/05/2009
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Sherer DM et al. – The authors report a 24–year–old gravida 2, para 0 with a concordant dichorionic twin gestation, at 26 weeks' gestation, in whom sonography depicted fetuses ... well as short umbilical cord of the 1st twin. Increased fetal surveillance was conducted. Following delivery at 36 weeks' gestation, the presence of a short umbilical cord of the 1st twin measuring 19 cm was confirmed. Systematic review of the literature confirms that this is the first report of ... diagnosis of a short umbilical cord in an otherwise normal fetus.
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Centrality of the Umbilical Cord Insertion in a Human Placenta Influences the Placental Efficiency
Placenta, 11/03/2009
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Yampolsky M et al. – Non–central cord insertion has little measurable correlation with placental shape in observed or simulated placentas. However, placentas with a displaced cord show a markedly ... a larger value of beta and hence in a smaller birth weight for a given placental weight. Placentas with a non–central cord insertion have a sparser chorionic vascular distribution, as measured by the relative vascular distance.
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Gross abnormalities of the umbilical cord: Related placental histology and clinical significance
Placenta, 10/27/2009
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Tantbirojn P et al. – Gross cord abnormalities predispose the fetus to stasis–induced vascular ectasia and thrombosis, thus leading to vascular obstruction and adverse neonatal outcome ... maternal fetal medicine,obstetrics/gynecology
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Effect of umbilical vein blood flow on perinatal outcome of fetuses with lean and/or hypo-coiled umbilical cord
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 11/09/2009
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Behery MME et al. – Fetuses with lean and/or hypo–coiled umbilical cord showed a noticeable decrease in UV blood flow of sufficient magnitude that could affect fetal growth
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Umbilical cord blood amino-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels according to the mode of delivery
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 10/23/2009
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Chun SS et al. – Vaginal delivery did not result in increased cord blood NT–proBNP levels reflecting cardiovascular stress to the fetal heart. NT–proBNP was inversely ... correlated with gestational age. Low Apgar score and umbilical cord blood pH appeared to induce the fetus to produce increased amounts of NT–proBNP.
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Increased Umbilical Cord Plasma Interleukin-1 beta Levels was Correlated with Adverse Outcomes of Neonatal Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 10/13/2009
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Liu J et al. – The results showed: the serum concentrations of IL–1 beta, IL–8 and TNF–alpha in umbilical and peripheral blood were ... control groups; the umbilical blood concentrations of IL–1 beta exhibited the best positive correlation with HIE grades, when compared with IL–8 and TNF–alpha ; and abnormal neurological outcomes at 6 and 12 months of age were best predicted by umbilical levels of IL–1 beta
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U of M researchers find 2 units of umbilical cord blood reduce risk of leukemia recurrence
EurekAlert, 11/16/2009
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A new study from the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota shows that patients who have acute leukemia and are transplanted with two units of umbilical cord blood (UCB) have significantly reduced
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Clara Cell Secretory Protein in Tracheobronchial Aspirates and Umbilical Cord Serum of Extremely Premature Infants with Systemic Inflammation
Neonatology, 10/29/2009
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Thomas W et al. – Reduced anti–inflammatory CC10 concentrations in airways of extremely premature infants with a fetal inflammatory response ... Umbilical cord serum CC10 is not an indicator for a fetal systemic inflammatory reaction.
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Arterial wall thickness and blood pressure in children who were born small for gestational age: correlation with umbilical cord high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
BMJ - Archives of Diseases in Childhood, 10/06/2009
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Trevisanuto D et al. – Children who were born SGA have a higher, although not significant, aortic thickening than those who were born AGA. Umbilical cord hs–CRP concentrations don’t seem to
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Impact of 4.0% chlorhexidine cleansing of the umbilical cord on mortality and omphalitis among newborns of Sylhet, Bangladesh: design of a community-based cluster randomized trial
BMC Pediatrics, 10/23/2009
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Mullany LC et al. – Due to report in early 2010, the Projahnmo Chlorhexidine Study examines the impact of ... cord on neonatal mortality and omphalitis among newborns of rural Sylhet District, Bangladesh. The results of this trial will be interpreted in conjunction with a similarly designed trial previously conducted in Nepal, and will have implications for policy guidelines for optimal cord care of
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