Publications by authors named "A J O Kiener"
Article Synopsis
- This review examines food insecurity (FI) in children with congenital heart disease, highlighting its prevalence and the negative health impacts on affected individuals.
- It notes that about 17.3% of households with children in the U.S. experience FI, with nonwhite and single-parent families being particularly impacted, leading to issues like obesity and cardiovascular risks.
- The review urges pediatric cardiologists to be more involved in screening for FI, emphasizing that nutrition is crucial for both heart health and overall well-being.
Objectives: Use of ultrasonography has been suggested as an accurate adjunct to clinical evaluation of fetal position and station during labor. There are no available reports concerning its actual use in delivery wards. The aim of this survey was to evaluate the current practice regarding the use of ultrasonography during labor.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSupravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS) has been well described in Williams-Beuren Syndrome and non-syndromic elastin (ELN) mutations. Non-syndromic ELN mutations are inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern with incomplete penetrance and variable expressivity. ELN haploinsufficiency leads to progressive arteriopathy, typically affecting the aortic sinotubular junction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To evaluate the relationship between the attitude of the fetal head quantified by means of the chin-to-chest angle (CCA) in fetuses in occiput posterior (OP) position at the beginning of the second stage of labor, and persistent OP position at birth.
Methods: This was a single-center, prospective observational study conducted at the University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy. We included singleton pregnancies at term with fetuses in the OP position at the beginning of the second stage of labor.