Utility of smart watches for identifying arrhythmias in children.

Background: Arrhythmia symptoms are frequent complaints in children and often require a pediatric cardiology evaluation. Data regarding the clinical utility of wearable technologies are limited in children. We hypothesize that an Apple Watch can capture arrhythmias in children.

Outcomes After Development of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Single Ventricular Heart Disease Patients With Fontan Palliation.

Background: With the advent of more intensive rhythm monitoring strategies, ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are increasingly detected in Fontan patients. However, the prognostic implications of VA are poorly understood. We assessed the incidence of VA in Fontan patients and the implications on transplant-free survival.

[Cleaning validation of the prefermentation-fermentation group for production of biomedical products].

The fermentation-group is largely employed to produce pharmaceuticals by means of biotechnology techniques. The operative functions of these plants are surely kept under control by the validation process, while its cleaning is less investigated. The aim of this work is the cleaning validation of a fermentation-group.

Time stability of a drug molecule sterilized through gamma rays.

In a previous work, we studied the possibility to process a drug molecule through a gamma rays sterilizing treatment. Optimal process conditions were studied and the related effects on the treated molecule were analyzed, as well. From obtained results, we concluded that there are not any contraindications to apply this sterilization process to the molecule treated.

Approach to the sterilization with gamma rays of a drug. Note I: Treatment technique and effects at zero time.

Authors, considering a possible use of the sterilizing treatment with gamma rays for the productive process of a drug, performed a series of practical treatment tests. To this purpose, they used a single molecule, stable in time and with an easy analytical approach. The examined active principle is the injectable salt of acetylcarnitine chloride.