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ReviewJournal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA2020

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 and the deduction effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 in pregnancy.

Yu-Ju Lai, Chia-Ming Chang, Chi-Kung Lin, Yi-Ping Yang, Chian-Shiu Chien, Peng-Hui Wang, Cheng-Chang Chang

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Review in Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  4. Pharmacological consideration of COVID-19 infection and vaccines in pregnancy.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2022
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  7. The impact of COVID-19 in pregnancy: Part II. Vaccination to pregnant women.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2021
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  8. Simple and less cost but not effective.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2021
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  10. A symptomatic near-term pregnant woman recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection.Taiwanese journal of obstetrics & gynecology · 2021
    Article
  11. Observational
  12. SARS-CoV-2 in Pregnant Women: Consequences of Vertical Transmission.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021
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  13. Potential effects of COVID-19 on reproductive health: a mini review.American journal of translational research · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Ju LaiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tri-service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chia-Ming ChangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chi-Kung LinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tri-service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Yi-Ping YangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Chian-Shiu ChienDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Peng-Hui WangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
Cheng-Chang ChangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tri-service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.
National Defense Medical Center · TWChina Medical University Hospital · TWNational Taipei University · TWNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV, later named SARS-CoV-2) is a pandemic disease worldwide. The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is continuing at a rapid speed. Till May 4, 2020, there have been 3,407,747 confirmed cases and 238,198 deaths globally. The common symptoms in pregnant women are fever, cough, and dyspnea. Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) has transient overexpression and increased activity during pregnancy, which is now confirmed as the receptor of SARS-CoV-2 and plays essential roles in human infection and transmission. There is no evidence that pregnant women are more susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. To date, there is no valid medication or vaccination. The immune suppression or modulation during pregnancy increases the risk of severe pneumonia. Remdesivir is an antiviral medication targeting ribonucleic acid (RNA) synthesis that has clinical improvement in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2. Chloroquine is controversial in its effectiveness and safety to treat SARS-CoV-2. Remdesivir is safe in pregnancy. Chloroquine has not been formally assigned to a pregnancy category by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The management strategy includes monitoring fetal heart rate and uterine contractions; early oxygenation if O2 saturation is less than 95%; empiric antibiotics for prevention of secondary infection; corticosteroid to treat maternal SARS-CoV-2 disease routinely is not suggested, only for fetal lung maturation in selected cases; and consideration of delivery is according to the obstetric indication, gestational age, and severity of the disease. During epidemics, delivery at 32-34 weeks is considered. The indication for the Cesarean section should be flexible to minimize the risk of infection during the delivery. The newborn should be in isolation ward immediately after birth; breastfeeding is not contraindicated but should avoid direct transmission infection.

Indexed as

BetacoronavirusAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Coronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19FemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPandemicsPeptidyl-Dipeptidase APneumonia, ViralPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousRenin-Angiotensin SystemSARS-CoV-2ACE2 protein, humanAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A

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PMID32902940
PMCPMC7434025
OpenAlexW3034401301

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