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Andrea Kaelin Agten

Consultant in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Liverpool Women's Hospital
Verified email at lwh.nhs.uk
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Cesarean scar pregnancy: diagnosis and pathogenesis

…, G Calì, F D'Antonio, AK Agten - Obstetrics and …, 2019 - obgyn.theclinics.com
Background The occurrence of CSP is closely related to a previous CD. In the United States
the rate of CD estimated in 2017 was 32.0%.

Cesarean scar pregnancy: patient counseling and management

…, G Calì, F D'Antonio, AK Agten - Obstetrics and …, 2019 - obgyn.theclinics.com
There is no universally agreed upon and adopted management protocol supported by
professional societies in the United States or around the world for the treatment of cesarean scar …

Increased duration of mechanical ventilation is associated with decreased diaphragmatic force

G Hermans, A Agten, D Testelmans, M Decramer… - Critical Care, 2010 - Springer
Methods Prospective observational study in a medical ICU of a university hospital. TwPdi
BAMPS was measured in critically ill and mechanically ventilated patients. Briefly, the phrenic …

The clinical outcome of cesarean scar pregnancies implanted “on the scar” versus “in the niche”

AK Agten, G Cali, A Monteagudo, J Oviedo… - American journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The term cesarean scar pregnancy refers to placental implantation within the
scar of a previous cesarean delivery. The rising numbers of cesarean deliveries in the last …

Unilateral changes of the multifidus in persons with lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Stevens, A Agten, A Timmermans, F Vandenabeele - The Spine Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is one of the most often diagnosed degenerative
pathologies within the lumbar spine. Paraspinal muscle involvement could be a possible …

Easy sonographic differential diagnosis between intrauterine pregnancy and cesarean delivery scar pregnancy in the early first trimester

…, A Monteagudo, G Cali, H El Refaey, AK Agten… - American journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) is a serious complication of pregnancy, which
consists of implantation of the gestational sac in the hysterotomy scar. This condition is …

Atrophy and hypertrophy signalling in the diaphragm of patients with COPD

D Testelmans, T Crul, K Maes, A Agten… - European …, 2010 - Eur Respiratory Soc
We investigated whether atrophy and hypertrophy signalling were altered in the diaphragm
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. We studied diaphragm fibre …

[PDF][PDF] Exercise intensity matters in chronic nonspecific low back pain rehabilitation

J Verbrugghe, A Agten, S Stevens… - Medicine & Science …, 2019 - paulogentil.com
No. 12, pp. 2434–2442, 2019. Introduction: Exercise therapy (ET) is advocated as a treatment
for chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNSLBP). However, therapy effect sizes remain low…

Definition and criteria for diagnosing cesarean scar disorder

…, S Tsuji, I Timor, M Connor, AK Agten… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Approximately 60% of women develop a uterine niche after a cesarean delivery
(CD). A niche is associated with various gynecological symptoms including abnormal …

N-Acetylcysteine protects the rat diaphragm from the decreased contractility associated with controlled mechanical ventilation

A Agten, K Maes, A Smuder, SK Powers… - Critical care …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Controlled mechanical ventilation results in diaphragmatic dysfunction, and
oxidative stress has been shown to be an important contributor to ventilator-induced diaphragm …