Transesophageal echocardiography for insertion of a physiological pacemaker in early pregnancy.

A dual chamber pacemaker was implanted during the first trimester of pregnancy in a patient with second-degree heart block and syncope. Transesophageal echocardiography was used to confirm satisfactory position in the right atrial appendage.

Cholestatic hepatitis due to an amoxycillin/clavulanic acid preparation.

Two cases of reversible cholestatic hepatitis after treatment with an amoxycillin/clavulanic acid preparation (Augmentin) are described.