Recommendations for presymptomatic genetic testing and management of individuals at risk for hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis

L Obici, JB Kuks, J Buades, D Adams… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
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A review on the motivations, decision-making factors, attitudes and experiences of couples using pre-implantation genetic testing for inherited conditions

T Hughes, T Bracewell-Milnes, S Saso… - Human …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND In pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT), fertile couples undergo IVF with
genetic testing of embryos to avoid conceptions with a genetic condition. There is an …

Reproductive health after thoracic transplantation: an ISHLT expert consensus statement

MM Kittleson, EM DeFilippis, CJ Bhagra… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pregnancy after thoracic organ transplantation is feasible for select individuals but requires
multidisciplinary subspecialty care. Key components for a successful pregnancy after lung or …

Intersection of heart failure and pregnancy: beyond peripartum cardiomyopathy

EM DeFilippis, JH Haythe, MN Walsh… - Circulation: Heart …, 2021 - ahajournals.org
Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in pregnant women in the
United States. Although peripartum cardiomyopathy is the most common diagnosis for …

Preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic kidney disease

R Snoek, MF Stokman, KD Lichtenbelt… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Results In total, 98 couples were counseled regarding preimplantation genetic testing, of
whom 53% opted for preimplantation genetic testing. The most frequent indications for …

[HTML][HTML] Utilization of preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders

I Lee, S Alur-Gupta, R Gallop, A Dokras - Fertility and sterility, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To determine the rate of utilization, factors influencing the decision-making
process, and patient satisfaction with preimplantation genetic diagnosis for monogenic …

Review of patient decision‐making factors and attitudes regarding preimplantation genetic diagnosis

MC Genoff Garzon, LR Rubin, M Lobel… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing technical complexity and evolving options for repro‐genetic testing have
direct implications for information processing and decision making, yet the research among …

Pregnancy after heart transplantation

EM Defilippis, MM Kittleson - Journal of Cardiac Failure, 2021 - Elsevier
As post-transplant survival improves, many heart transplant (HT) recipients are of, or are
surviving to, childbearing age. Solid-organ transplant recipients who become pregnant …

Patients' preimplantation genetic testing decision-making experience: an opinion on related psychological frameworks

LM Pastore, CN Cordeiro Mitchell… - Human …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The process of deciding whether to pursue preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) of an
embryo is highly stressful for individuals and couples and has adverse emotional …

Management of asymptomatic gene carriers of transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy

HHJ Schmidt, F Barroso, A González‐Duarte… - Muscle & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy (TTR‐FAP) is a rare, severe, and irreversible,
adult‐onset, hereditary disorder caused by autosomal‐dominant mutations in the TTR gene …