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Pregestational diabetesGabriella Pridjian
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SL11, Tulane University Medical School, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 37:143-58. 2010..Care of women with preexisting diabetes demands careful monitoring in the preconception, prenatal, and peripartum periods...- What is new in diabetes?: best articles from the past yearGabriella Pridjian
Tulane University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Obstet Gynecol 119:371-3. 2012..Pridjian discusses six recent publications, and each is concluded with a "bottom line" that is the take-home message. The complete reference for each can be found in Box 1 on this page, along with direct links to the abstracts... 
Postpartum mental health after Hurricane Katrina: a cohort studyEmily W Harville
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 9:21. 2009..Depression is also common after a woman gives birth. However, no research has addressed postpartum women's mental health after natural disaster...- Update on gestational diabetesGabriella Pridjian
Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tulane University Medical School, 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL11, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 37:255-67. 2010..Overall, only about half of the women with gestational diabetes are screened in the postpartum period, an ideal time for education and intervention, to decrease incidence of glucose intolerance and progression to type 2 diabetes... - Hurricane Katrina-related maternal stress, maternal mental health, and early infant temperamentMichael T Tees
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Matern Child Health J 14:511-8. 2010..Further research is needed to determine the effects of maternal exposure to disasters on child temperament, but in order to help babies born in the aftermath of disaster, the focus may need to be on the mother's mental health... - Effect of maternal height and weight on risk of preterm birth in singleton and twin births resulting from in vitro fertilization: a retrospective cohort study using the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinic Outcome Reporting SystemRichard P Dickey
Section of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans, and Fertility Institute of New Orleans, Mandeville, Louisiana, USA
Fertil Steril 97:349-54. 2012..To examine the effect of height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) on the risk of preterm birth of singleton and twin pregnancies conceived by vitro fertilization (IVF)... - Loss of resources and hurricane experience as predictors of postpartum depression among women in southern LouisianaMatthew Ehrlich
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19:877-84. 2010..After a natural disaster, mental disorders often become a long-term public health concern. Previous studies under smaller-scale natural disaster conditions suggest loss of psychosocial resources is associated with psychological distress... - Hurricane Katrina experience and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among pregnant womenXu Xiong
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Disaster Med 5:181-7. 2010..The aim of this study was to examine the effect of exposure to Hurricane Katrina on mental health in pregnant women... - Periodontal disease is associated with gestational diabetes mellitus: a case-control studyXu Xiong
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Periodontol 80:1742-9. 2009..Few studies have specifically examined the relationship between periodontal disease and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The objective of this study was to examine whether maternal periodontal disease is associated with GDM... 
Preeclampsia. Part 1: clinical and pathophysiologic considerationsGabriella Pridjian
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Obstet Gynecol Surv 57:598-618. 2002..This review begins with the clinical and pathophysiologic aspects of preeclampsia-eclampsia (Part 1). In Part 2, the experimental observations, the search for predictive factors, and the genetics of this disorder will be reviewed...- Exposure to Hurricane Katrina, post-traumatic stress disorder and birth outcomesXu Xiong
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 2715, USA
Am J Med Sci 336:111-5. 2008..Little is known about the effects of natural disasters on pregnancy outcomes. We studied mental health and birth outcomes among women exposed to Hurricane Katrina... - Beneficial effects of metolazone in a rat model of preeclampsiaGabriella Pridjian
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112 2699, USA
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 318:1027-32. 2006..We conclude that metolazone, in low dosage, is an effective antihypertensive in this rat model. These studies have implications for the treatment of the human disorder... - Pregnancy-induced hypertension and perinatal mortalityXu Xiong
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, Tidewater Building, Suite 2022, SL 18, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Reprod Med 52:402-6. 2007..To examine the association between pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and perinatal mortality... - Birth weight and infant growth: optimal infant weight gain versus optimal infant weightXu Xiong
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, Tidewater Building Suite 2022, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
Matern Child Health J 11:57-63. 2007..Objective of this study was to examine infant growth patterns by measuring infant weight gain relative to birth weight... - Phenotypic characteristics shared by preeclamptic patients and an animal model of the syndrome: report of a pilot studyArnold B Alper
Department of Medicine, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Am J Hypertens 19:947-50. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: There is a group of patients that mirror the characteristics of our animal model. Accordingly, at least one etiology of preeclampsia is related to excessive expansion of the extracellular fluid volume... - Periodontal disease and gestational diabetes mellitusXu Xiong
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
Am J Obstet Gynecol 195:1086-9. 2006..We examined the relationship between periodontal disease and different types of diabetes in pregnant and nonpregnant women... - Preeclampsia. Part 2: experimental and genetic considerationsGabriella Pridjian
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA
Obstet Gynecol Surv 57:619-40. 2002..This review began with the clinical and pathophysiologic aspects of preeclampsia-eclampsia (Part 1). Now, in Part 2, the experimental observations, the search for predictive factors, and the genetics of this disorder are reviewed... - Periodontal disease as a potential risk factor for the development of diabetes in women with a prior history of gestational diabetes mellitusXu Xiong
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
J Public Health Dent 73:41-9. 2013..To examine if periodontal disease is associated with later development of impaired glucose metabolism in women with a recent history of gestational diabetes (GDM)... - A rat model of preeclampsiaMonica Ianosi-Irimie
Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Clin Exp Hypertens 27:605-17. 2005..In addition, the mean blood nitrite/nitrate concentration was reduced in the PDS rats compared with their NP counterparts. We propose that this model may prove to be useful in the study of the human condition... - Involvement of marinobufagenin in a rat model of human preeclampsiaHop V Vu
Department of Medicine, Tulane University School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699, USA
Am J Nephrol 25:520-8. 2005..CONCLUSION: These results suggest a relationship between MBG and a syndrome in rats resembling preeclampsia. Armed with these promising results, it would seem logical to further examine the role of MBG in human preeclampsia... - Resilience after hurricane Katrina among pregnant and postpartum womenEmily W Harville
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Womens Health Issues 20:20-7. 2010..Others report benefits after traumatic experiences (posttraumatic growth). The objective of this study was to examine demographic and hurricane-related predictors of resilience and posttraumatic growth... - Racial differences in cesareans: an analysis of U.S. 2001 National Inpatient Sample DataAzad A Kabir
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
Obstet Gynecol 105:710-8. 2005..CONCLUSION: In the United States, racial differences exist in the proportion of cesarean deliveries that are potentially unnecessary. Further exploration of these differences is warranted. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III... - Estimation of glomerular filtration rate in preeclamptic patientsArnold B Alper
Department of Medicine, Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Am J Perinatol 24:569-74. 2007..In conclusion, current GFR estimation equations based on serum creatinine values in nonpregnant patients are not reliable measures of renal function in patients with preeclampsia. The use of a new (PGFR) formula is recommended... - Preeclampsia and eclampsia revisitedSherri A Longo
Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
South Med J 96:891-9. 2003..Careful diagnosis, classification, and further investigation of the causes of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy are needed to achieve optimal management of affected women and their fetuses...