A Video Game for Entrepreneurship Learning in Ecuador: Development Study.

Background: Games have been a part of human life since ancient times and are taught to children and adults who want to simultaneously have fun and learn. Nevertheless, in the third decade of this century, technology invites us to consider using video games to learn topics such as entrepreneurship. However, developing a serious game (SG) is difficult because everyone who forms part of the game development team requires adequate learning resources to acquire the necessary information and improve their game development skills.

A single institution experience with pacemaker implantation in a pediatric population over 25 years.

Background: With the development of new technical devices and software more appropriate for pediatric patients, pacemaker implantations in children and young adults have increased over time. It is necessary to monitor the mid- and long-term consequences. The decision for the implantation of a cardiovertor defibrillator (ICD) in children remains challenging despite technical improvements.

Endocardial pacing after Fontan-type procedures.

Background: Sinus node dysfunction is a frequent complication of Fontan-type procedure. Epicardial pacing is considered as the standard treatment for these patients.

Methods And Results: We evaluated an endocardial approach in seven patients using a 4.

[Anatomic and functional hypoplastic left heart syndrome and its surgical Norwood and Fontan treatment].

Unlabelled: The surgical therapy of newborns with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is still regarded with some distrust. The complete heart conserving palliation includes not only the Norwood operation during the newborn period but also the complete separation of both circuits by the Fontan operation some time later. Our experiences with each surgical step are presented.