Ruth Landau

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Affiliation: University Hospital
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Pharmacogenetics and obstetric anesthesia
    Ruth Landau
    Service d anesthésiologie, Département APSI, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Rue Micheli du Crest 24, Geneve 14, Switzerland
    Anesthesiol Clin 26:183-95, viii-ix. 2008
  2. ncbi Combined spinal-epidural analgesia for labor: breakthrough or unjustified invasion?
    Ruth Landau
    Département d Anesthésiologie, Pharmacologie et Soins Intensifs de Chirurgie, Hĵpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Suisse
    Semin Perinatol 26:109-21. 2002
  3. ncbi [Recent data on the physiopathology of preeclampsia and recommendations for treatment]
    R Landau
    Service d anesthésiologie, Departement APSIC, HUG, 1211 Geneve 4
    Rev Med Suisse 1:290, 292-5. 2005
  4. ncbi Arg16 homozygosity of the beta2-adrenergic receptor improves the outcome after beta2-agonist tocolysis for preterm labor
    Ruth Landau
    Division of Anesthesiology and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Geneva, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
    Clin Pharmacol Ther 78:656-63. 2005
  5. ncbi Sequential combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for cesarean section in a woman with a double-outlet right ventricle
    R Landau
    Division d Anesthésiologie, Departement APSIC, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48:922-6. 2004
  6. ncbi [Initial training in obstetric anaesthesia]
    R Landau
    Service d anesthésiologie, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneve, Suisse
    Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 25:589-92. 2006
  7. ncbi Women need to be told ALL the risks before regional techniques are performed
    Ruth Landau
    Chef de Clinique Scientifique, , , Switzerland
    Int J Obstet Anesth 15:301-3. 2006
  8. ncbi Pharmacogenetics and obstetric anesthesia
    Ruth Landau
    Department APSI, University Hospital of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland
    Int Anesthesiol Clin 45:1-15. 2007
  9. ncbi Spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a woman with a surgically corrected type I Arnold Chiari malformation
    Ruth Landau
    Division d Anesthésiologie, Département d Anesthésiologie, Pharmacologie et Soins Intensifs de Chirurgie APSIC, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Suisse
    Anesth Analg 97:253-5, table of contents. 2003
  10. ncbi Genetic variability of the mu-opioid receptor influences intrathecal fentanyl analgesia requirements in laboring women
    Ruth Landau
    Department of Anesthesia, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    Pain 139:5-14. 2008

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Publications28

  1. ncbi Pharmacogenetics and obstetric anesthesia
    Ruth Landau
    Service d anesthésiologie, Département APSI, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Rue Micheli du Crest 24, Geneve 14, Switzerland
    Anesthesiol Clin 26:183-95, viii-ix. 2008
    ....
  2. ncbi Combined spinal-epidural analgesia for labor: breakthrough or unjustified invasion?
    Ruth Landau
    Département d Anesthésiologie, Pharmacologie et Soins Intensifs de Chirurgie, Hĵpitaux Universitaires de Genève, Suisse
    Semin Perinatol 26:109-21. 2002
    ....
  3. ncbi [Recent data on the physiopathology of preeclampsia and recommendations for treatment]
    R Landau
    Service d anesthésiologie, Departement APSIC, HUG, 1211 Geneve 4
    Rev Med Suisse 1:290, 292-5. 2005
    ..Preeclampsia has been named the "disease of theories" and remains to date a challenging enigma for the scientific community...
  4. ncbi Arg16 homozygosity of the beta2-adrenergic receptor improves the outcome after beta2-agonist tocolysis for preterm labor
    Ruth Landau
    Division of Anesthesiology and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Geneva, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
    Clin Pharmacol Ther 78:656-63. 2005
    ..We have demonstrated that homozygosity for Arg16 protects against preterm delivery. Our goal was to determine whether beta(2)-agonists are more effective in women with the Arg16 genotype and preterm labor...
  5. ncbi Sequential combined spinal-epidural anesthesia for cesarean section in a woman with a double-outlet right ventricle
    R Landau
    Division d Anesthésiologie, Departement APSIC, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneva, Switzerland
    Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 48:922-6. 2004
    ....
  6. ncbi [Initial training in obstetric anaesthesia]
    R Landau
    Service d anesthésiologie, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Geneve, Suisse
    Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 25:589-92. 2006
    ..The physiology of pregnancy and the physiopathology of pregnancy-related disorders justify a thorough and rigorous teaching in order to reduce both maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality...
  7. ncbi Women need to be told ALL the risks before regional techniques are performed
    Ruth Landau
    Chef de Clinique Scientifique, , , Switzerland
    Int J Obstet Anesth 15:301-3. 2006
  8. ncbi Pharmacogenetics and obstetric anesthesia
    Ruth Landau
    Department APSI, University Hospital of Geneva Geneva, Switzerland
    Int Anesthesiol Clin 45:1-15. 2007
  9. ncbi Spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery in a woman with a surgically corrected type I Arnold Chiari malformation
    Ruth Landau
    Division d Anesthésiologie, Département d Anesthésiologie, Pharmacologie et Soins Intensifs de Chirurgie APSIC, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Suisse
    Anesth Analg 97:253-5, table of contents. 2003
    ....
  10. ncbi Genetic variability of the mu-opioid receptor influences intrathecal fentanyl analgesia requirements in laboring women
    Ruth Landau
    Department of Anesthesia, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
    Pain 139:5-14. 2008
    ..These findings for intrathecal fentanyl pharmacogenetics may have implications for patients receiving opioids in other settings...
  11. ncbi The dose-sparing effect of clonidine added to ropivacaine for labor epidural analgesia
    Ruth Landau
    Division d Anesthésiologie, Département d Anesthésiologie, Pharmacologie et Soins Intensifs de Chirurgie APSIC, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve HUG, Rue Micheli du Crest 12, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
    Anesth Analg 95:728-34, table of contents. 2002
    ..Clonidine increased analgesia duration and produced dose sparing compared with ropivacaine alone. Despite a tendency for hypotension in women receiving clonidine, there was no apparent effect on delivery mode or neonatal outcome...
  12. ncbi [Genetic polymorphisms and opioid therapies]
    Ruth Landau
    Service d anesthésiologie, Département APSI, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, CH 1211 Geneve 14, Suisse, France
    Presse Med 37:1415-22. 2008
    ....
  13. ncbi Pharmacogenetics: implications for obstetric anesthesia
    Ruth Landau
    , , Geneva, Switzerland
    Int J Obstet Anesth 14:316-23. 2005
  14. ncbi Genetic variability of mu-opioid receptor in an obstetric population
    Ruth Landau
    , , Pharmacology, and Surgical Intensive Care, , Geneva, Switzerland
    Anesthesiology 100:1030-3. 2004
  15. ncbi The digital pen and paper. Evaluation and acceptance of a new data acquisition device in clinical settings
    C Despont-Gros
    Service d Informatique Médicale, Hopitaux Universitaires de Geneve, Suisse
    Methods Inf Med 44:359-68. 2005
    ..To evaluate the efficiency and acceptance of digital pen and paper technology for real-time clinical data acquisition...
  16. ncbi [Is preeclampsia a new cardiovascular and end-stage renal diseases risk marker?]
    G Martillotti
    Départment de Gynécologie et Obstétrique, HUG, Geneve
    Rev Med Suisse 5:1752-4, 1756-7. 2009
    ..Women with early onset/severe preeclampsia, recurrent preeclampsia, or preeclampsia with onset as a multipara appear to be at highest risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, including during the premenopausal period...
  17. ncbi GRP78 as a marker of pre-eclampsia: an exploratory study
    A Laverriere
    Laboratoire d Hormonologie, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Maternity, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
    Mol Hum Reprod 15:569-74. 2009
    ..004) and at term (P < 0.0001). Our findings suggest that circulating C-terminal GRP78 reflect the invasive properties of cells, and could be used as a predictive marker for pre-eclampsia early in pregnancy...
  18. ncbi A118G single nucleotide polymorphism of human mu-opioid receptor gene influences pain perception and patient-controlled intravenous morphine consumption after intrathecal morphine for postcesarean analgesia
    Alex T Sia
    Department of Women s Anaesthesia, KK Women s and Children s Hospital, 100 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore
    Anesthesiology 109:520-6. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to investigate whether this polymorphism contributes to the variability in response to morphine for postcesarean analgesia...
  19. ncbi beta2-Adrenergic receptor genotype and preterm delivery
    Ruth Landau
    Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
    Am J Obstet Gynecol 187:1294-8. 2002
    ..Our purpose was to determine whether the functional genetic polymorphisms of the beta(2)-adrenergic receptor (beta(2)AR) that result in changes in amino acid residues 16 and 27 are associated with preterm delivery...
  20. ncbi Magnesium-induced vasodilation in the dorsal hand vein
    Ruth Landau
    Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA
    BJOG 111:446-51. 2004
    ..Studies of the effect of systemically administered therapeutic doses of magnesium on vascular reactivity in pre-eclampsia will be of interest...
  21. ncbi No association of the Asp298 variant of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene with preeclampsia
    Ruth Landau
    Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA
    Am J Hypertens 17:391-4. 2004
    ..Polymorphisms of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) gene affect NO production and have been associated with hypertension and preeclampsia in a Japanese population...
  22. ncbi One size does not fit all: genetic variability of mu-opioid receptor and postoperative morphine consumption
    Ruth Landau
    Anesthesiology 105:235-7. 2006
  23. ncbi beta2-adrenoceptor genotype affects vasopressor requirements during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery
    Richard M Smiley
    Clinical Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
    Anesthesiology 104:644-50. 2006
    ..The goal of this study was to determine whether genetic variants of the beta2AR alter incidence of hypotension or the amount of vasopressor treatment required during spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery...
  24. ncbi Beta2-adrenoceptor Thr164Ile polymorphism is associated with markedly decreased vasodilator and increased vasoconstrictor sensitivity in vivo
    Victor Dishy
    Division of Clinical Pharmacology and General Clinical Research Center Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and the Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville TN, USA
    Pharmacogenetics 14:517-22. 2004
    ..Altered adrenergic vascular sensitivity may contribute to the decreased survival observed in patients with congestive heart failure carrying the Ile164 allele...
  25. ncbi G-protein beta(3) subunit 825 C/T polymorphism is associated with weight gain during pregnancy
    Victor Dishy
    Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville Tennessee 37232 6602, USA
    Pharmacogenetics 13:241-2. 2003
    ..006) and had a significantly higher pre-pregnancy body mass index (P = 0.02). The C825T polymorphism of the G-protein beta(3) subunit gene, known to be associated with obesity, is a determinant of weight gain during pregnancy...
  26. ncbi Alpha 1A-adrenergic receptor polymorphism and vascular response
    Gbenga G Sofowora
    Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
    Clin Pharmacol Ther 75:539-45. 2004
    ..Variability in sensitivity to phenylephrine, an alpha(1A) adrenergic agonist, has a large genetic component. We examined the hypothesis that a common polymorphism of alpha(1A)-adrenergic receptor (Arg347Cys) affects in vivo response...
  27. ncbi Disproportionate decrease in alpha- compared with beta-adrenergic sensitivity in the dorsal hand vein in pregnancy favors vasodilation
    Ruth Landau
    Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
    Circulation 106:1116-20. 2002
    ..The greater decrease in alpha1 compared with beta2 response may contribute to the vasodilated state characteristic of human pregnancy...
  28. ncbi Different platelet activation levels in non-pregnant, normotensive pregnant, pregnancy-induced hypertensive and pre-eclamptic women. A pilot study of flow cytometric analysis
    Krisztina Bagamery
    Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 121:117-8. 2005