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Eduard Gratacós

Eduard Gratacós

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Medicine
Spain
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
107
Citations
41415
World Ranking
6266
National Ranking
89

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Eduard Gratacós is affiliated with the University of Barcelona in Spain and is an active researcher in the field of medicine, focusing primarily on pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Their scholarly output includes extensive work in obstetrics and gynecology alongside contributions to public health, environmental and occupational health, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and surgery.

Their research encompasses a broad range of topics, particularly:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Birth, development, and health
  • Fetal and pediatric neurological disorders
  • Prenatal screening and diagnostics
  • Neonatal respiratory health research
  • Assisted reproductive technology and twin pregnancy
  • COVID-19 impact on reproduction

Eduard Gratacós has published in several academic venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Scientific Reports
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Severe Left Diaphragmatic Hernia," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Randomized Trial of Fetal Surgery for Moderate Left Diaphragmatic Hernia," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Evaluation of deep convolutional neural networks for automatic classification of common maternal fetal ultrasound planes," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Adverse maternal, fetal, and newborn outcomes among pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2 infection: an individual participant data meta-analysis," 2023, BMJ Global Health
  • "Maternal outcomes and risk factors for COVID-19 severity among pregnant women," 2021, Scientific Reports

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors. The most recurrent among them are:

  • F. Crispi
  • F. Crovetto
  • E. Eixarch
  • L. Youssef
  • F. Figueras

Best Publications

  • Update on the diagnosis and classification of fetal growth restriction and proposal of a stage-based management protocol.

    Francesc Figueras;Eduard Gratacós

  • Reference ranges for uterine artery mean pulsatility index at 11–41 weeks of gestation

    O. Gómez;F. Figueras;S. Fernández;M. Bennasar

  • Delayed childbearing: effects on fertility and the outcome of pregnancy.

    Juan Balasch;Eduard Gratacós

  • The outcome of monochorionic diamniotic twin gestations in the era of invasive fetal therapy: a prospective cohort study.

    Liesbeth Lewi;Jacques Jani;Isaac Blickstein;Agnes Huber

  • ISUOG Practice Guidelines: role of ultrasound in twin pregnancy.

    A. Khalil;M. Rodgers;A. Baschat;A. Bhide

  • Fetoscopic tracheal occlusion (FETO) for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia: evolution of a technique and preliminary results

    J Deprest;E Gratacos;K H Nicolaides

  • Fetal Growth Restriction Results in Remodeled and Less Efficient Hearts in Children

    Fàtima Crispi;Bart Bijnens;Francesc Figueras;Joaquim Bartrons

  • A classification system for selective intrauterine growth restriction in monochorionic pregnancies according to umbilical artery Doppler flow in the smaller twin.

    E Gratacós;Liesbeth Lewi;B Muñoz;R Acosta-Rojas

  • Severe diaphragmatic hernia treated by fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion.

    J C Jani;K H Nicolaides;E Gratacós;C M Valencia

  • Customized birthweight standards for a Spanish population.

    F. Figueras;E. Meler;A. Iraola;E. Eixarch

  • Prenatal prediction of survival in isolated left-sided diaphragmatic hernia.

    J. Jani;R.L. Keller;A. Benachi;K.H. Nicolaides

  • Cardiac dysfunction and cell damage across clinical stages of severity in growth-restricted fetuses.

    Fatima Crispi;Fatima Crispi;Edgar Hernandez-Andrade;Maurice M.A.L. Pelsers;Walter Plasencia

  • Predictive value of angiogenic factors and uterine artery Doppler for early- versus late-onset pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction

    F. Crispi;E. Llurba;C. Domínguez;C. Domínguez;P. Martín-Gallán;P. Martín-Gallán

  • Placental angiogenic growth factors and uterine artery Doppler findings for characterization of different subsets in preeclampsia and in isolated intrauterine growth restriction.

    Fàtima Crispi;Carmen Domínguez;Elisa Llurba;Pilar Martín-Gallán

  • Longitudinal changes in uterine, umbilical and fetal cerebral Doppler indices in late-onset small-for-gestational age fetuses

    D. Oros;F. Figueras;R. Cruz-Martinez;E. Meler

  • Neurodevelopmental outcome in 2-year-old infants who were small-for-gestational age term fetuses with cerebral blood flow redistribution.

    E. Eixarch;E. Meler;A. Iraola;M. Illa

  • Placental sharing, birthweight discordance, and vascular anastomoses in monochorionic diamniotic twin placentas

    Liesbeth Lewi;Mieke Cannie;Isaac Blickstein;Jacques Jani

  • Long-term cardiovascular consequences of fetal growth restriction: biology, clinical implications, and opportunities for prevention of adult disease

    Fatima Crispi;Jezid Miranda;Eduard Gratacós

  • Dysregulation of Hydrogen Sulfide Producing Enzyme Cystathionine γ-lyase Contributes to Maternal Hypertension and Placental Abnormalities in Preeclampsia

    Keqing Wang;Shakil Ahmad;Meng Cai;Jillian Rennie

  • Monochorionic diamniotic twins: complications and management options.

    Liesbeth Lewi;Dominique Van Schoubroeck;Eduard Gratacós;Ingrid Witters

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Deprest
Jan Deprest KU Leuven
F. Figueras
F. Figueras University of Barcelona
Kypros H. Nicolaides
Kypros H. Nicolaides King's College London
Bart Bijnens
Bart Bijnens University of Barcelona
Núria Bargalló
Núria Bargalló University of Barcelona
Yves Ville
Yves Ville Université Paris Cité
Jordi Bosch
Jordi Bosch Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
Pedro L. Alonso
Pedro L. Alonso University of Barcelona
Vincenzo Berghella
Vincenzo Berghella Thomas Jefferson University
Mark A. Hanson
Mark A. Hanson University of Southampton

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