Revisiting percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy technique and safety in various population: an evidence-based case report and literature review.

Percutaneous balloon mitral valvotomy (PBMV) is a good and preferred therapy choice over surgical commissurotomy for patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS). However, interventional cardiologists must recognize that treating patients with rheumatic MS poses unique challenges for each patient, especially in special populations such as pregnant patients or patients with arrhythmias like atrial fibrillation (AF), which can complicate procedures. Based on information from observational studies, PBMV may be a safe and efficient treatment for improving outcomes in MS women who do not have substantial subvalve illness in a specific demographic.

Endourological open cystolithotomy for bladder stone management among children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The treatment of choice for bladder stones in children remains debatable. This study aimed to compare the outcomes of endourological and open cystolithotomy for the management of bladder stones in children. The Medline, Embase, Cochrane controlled trial databases and clinicaltrials.

The protective effect of exogenous salicylic and gallic acids ameliorates the adverse effects of ionizing radiation stress in wheat seedlings by modulating the antioxidant defence system.

Plant growth regulatory substances play a significant role in maintaining developmental and physiological processes in plants under abiotic stress. Apart from traditional plant hormones, the phenolic acids, salicylic acid (SA) and gallic acid (GaA), are emerging players with pivotal roles in alleviating various environmental perturbations. The present study compared the stress alleviation effect of these two phenolic acids in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.

Need for less tight glucose control in early pregnancy after embryogenesis due to high risk of maternal hypoglycaemia in women with pre-existing diabetes can be compensated by good control in late pregnancy.

Aim: Poor glucose control is associated with adverse outcomes in pregnancies with pre-existing diabetes. However, strict glucose control increases the risk of severe hypoglycaemia, particularly in the first trimester. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether less tight glucose control in the first trimester determines adverse outcomes or can be compensated for by good control in late pregnancy.

Higher rates of large-for-gestational-age newborns mediated by excess maternal weight gain in pregnancies with Type 1 diabetes and use of continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion vs multiple dose insulin injection.

Aims: To compare glycaemic control, maternal and neonatal outcomes in pregnancies with Type 1 diabetes, managed either by continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion, multiple daily insulin injection or switch from multiple daily insulin injection (MDI) to continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) in early pregnancy.

Research Design And Methods: Data from 339 singleton pregnancies were retrospectively reviewed. HbA values were measured preconception and in each trimester.