Stereophotogrammetry can feasibly assess 'physiological' longitudinal three-dimensional head development of very preterm infants from birth to term.

Head development is a surrogate for brain development in infants and is related to neurocognitive outcome. There is only limited knowledge on early extra-uterine head shape and size assessment in very preterm infants. Here, 26 very preterm infants with a mean gestational age of 29.

The hazardous (mis)perception of Self-estimated Alcohol intoxication and Fitness to drivE-an avoidable health risk: the SAFE randomised trial.

Background: Worldwide, alcohol-related road traffic accidents represent a major avoidable health risk. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of self-estimating the degree of acute alcohol intoxication regarding the legal driving limit, and to identify risk factors for misjudgement.

Methods: In this prospective randomised controlled crossover trial, 90 social drinkers (mean age 23.

Safety of Transseptal Puncture for Access to the Left Atrium in Infants and Children.

Transseptal puncture (TSP) is a standard procedure to obtain access to the left heart. However, data on TSP in infants and children particularly with congenital heart defects (CHD) is sparse. Safety and efficacy of TSP in infants and children < 18 years with normal cardiac anatomy and with CHD were assessed.

Lone Atrial Flutter in Children and Adolescents: Is It Really "Lone"?

Atrial flutter (AFL) in children and adolescents beyond the neonatal period in the absence of any underlying myocardial disease ("lone AFL") is rare and data is limited. Our study aims to present clinical and electrophysiological data of presumed "lone AFL" in pediatric patients and discuss the role of endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) and further follow-up. Since July 2005, eight consecutive patients at a median age of 12.

Efficacy and safety of non-transvenous cardioverter defibrillators in infants and young children.

Background: Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) protect from sudden cardiac death (SCD). In infants and young children, ICD implantation and programming is challenging due to small body size, elevated heart rates, and high physical activity.

Purpose: We report our experience applying a non-transvenous ICD (NT-ICD) system to infants and children < 12 years of age and < 45-kg body weight.

Catheter Ablation of Pediatric Focal Atrial Tachycardia: Ten-Year Experience Using Modern Mapping Systems.

Experience of catheter ablation of pediatric focal atrial tachycardia (FAT) is still limited. There are data which were gathered prior to the introduction of modern 3D mapping and navigation systems into the clinical routine. Accordingly, procedures were associated with significant fluoroscopy and low success rates.