Transcatheter occlusion of large pulmonary arteriovenous fistula.

We describe the compound transcatheter occlusion of a large and symptomatic pulmonary arteriovenous malformation in a 58-yr-old man. Pre- and postintervention clinical and laboratory data support the impression of an excellent outcome.

Significant pulmonary valve incompetence following oversize balloon pulmonary valveplasty in small infants: A long-term follow-up study.

Oversized dilatation balloons are recommended for relief of valvar pulmonic stenosis in infants and children during cardiac catheterization. Little information exists about the long-term outcome of this practice. Six of 107 consecutive patients undergoing balloon pulmonary valveplasty developed increasing pulmonary valve incompetence during follow-up periods of 0.

Vessel-sparing technique for coil occlusion of the very small patent ductus arteriosus.

A technique is described for coil occlusion of the small patent ductus arteriosus through a 4 French arterial catheter. The need for a 5 French sheath and catheter to stabilize the 3 French size delivery catheter system is obviated. The method is proposed as a way to minimize arterial vascular injury in the small patient undergoing transcatheter occlusion of the small ductus.

Hepatocyte nuclear factor-4 activates medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase gene transcription by interacting with a complex regulatory element.

We have recently identified a complex transcriptional regulatory element in the medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) gene promoter region that confers response to retinoids through interaction with receptors for all-trans-retinoic acid (RARs) and 9-cis-retinoic acid (RXRs) (Raisher, B. D., Gulick, T.