Copper Tantalate by a Sodium-Driven Flux-Mediated Synthesis for Photoelectrochemical CO Reduction.

Copper-tantalate, CuTaO (CTO), shows significant promise as an efficient photocathode for multi-carbon compounds (C) production through photoelectrochemical (PEC) CO reduction, owing to its suitable energy bands and catalytic surface. However, synthesizing CTO poses a significant challenge due to its metastable nature and thermal instability. In this study, this challenge is addressed by employing a flux-mediated synthesis technique using a sodium-based flux to create sodium-doped CTO (Na-CTO) thin films, providing enhanced nucleation and stabilization for the CTO phase.

Selective Lymphatic Duct Embolization for Treatment of Thoracic Lymphatic Flow Disorders in Children: Technical Aspects and Comparison with Thoracic Duct Embolization.

Purpose: To assess effectiveness of selective lymphatic duct embolization (SLDE) for treatment of thoracic lymphatic flow disorders, performed to maintain patency of the thoracic duct (TD), compared with that of TD embolization (TDE).

Materials And Methods: Records of 39 patients (mean age, 7.6 years [SD ± 7.

Breast Milk and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Congenital Heart Disease: A Case-Control Study.

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a complication that can affect infants with congenital heart disease (CHD). The objective of this study is to determine whether breast milk, which is associated with decreased incidence of NEC in preterm infants, is protective in infants with CHD. Retrospective case-control study of infants ≥ 33 weeks gestational age with CHD who underwent cardiac surgery during their admission to the Infant Cardiac Unit from 2008 to 2017.

Interlayer Affected Diamond Electrochemistry.

Diamond electrochemistry is primarily influenced by quantities of sp-carbon, surface terminations, and crystalline structure. In this work, a new dimension is introduced by investigating the effect of using substrate-interlayers for diamond growth. Boron and nitrogen co-doped nanocrystalline diamond (BNDD) films are grown on Si substrate without and with Ti and Ta as interlayers, named BNDD/Si, BNDD/Ti/Si, and BNDD/Ta/Ti/Si, respectively.

Genomic variation associated with cardiovascular disease progression following preeclampsia: a systematic review.

Background: Women with a history of preeclampsia (PE) have been shown to have up to five times the risk of developing later-life cardiovascular disease (CVD). While PE and CVD are known to share clinical and molecular characteristics, there are limited studies investigating their shared genomics (genetics, epigenetics or transcriptomics) variation over time. Therefore, we sought to systematically review the literature to identify longitudinal studies focused on the genomic progression to CVD following PE.

Outcomes of surgical management of Ebstein anomaly and tricuspid valve dysplasia in critically ill neonates and infants.

Objective: To describe the surgical outcomes in neonates and infants who had surgery for Ebstein anomaly (EA) and tricuspid valve dysplasia (TVD).

Methods: Retrospective chart review for all patients who underwent surgery for EA or TVD during the index hospitalization after birth at our institution from January 2005 to February 2023.

Results: Fifteen symptomatic neonates and infants who had surgery for EA or TVD were included, 8 with EA and 7 with TVD.

Embolization for pediatric trauma.

Background: The management of pediatric trauma with trans-arterial embolization is uncommon, even in level 1 trauma centers; hence, there is a dearth of literature on this subject compared to the adult experience.

Objective: To describe a single-center, level 1 trauma center experience with arterial embolization for pediatric trauma.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review was performed to identify demographics, transfusion requirements, pre-procedure imaging, procedural details, adverse events, and arterial embolization outcomes over a 19-year period.

Polymorphous low-grade neuroepithelial tumour of young (PLNTY): the new kid on the block.

Introduction: Polymorphous low grade neuroepithelial tumor of the young (PLNTY) is a newly described epileptogenic tumor first reported by Jason. T. Huse et al.

Valved Sano conduit improves immediate outcomes following Norwood operation compared with nonvalved Sano conduit.

Objective: Use of a valved Sano during the Norwood procedure has been reported previously, but its impact on clinical outcomes needs to be further elucidated. We assessed the impact of the valved Sano compared with the nonvalved Sano after the Norwood procedure in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 25 consecutive neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who underwent a Norwood procedure with a valved Sano conduit using a femoral venous homograft and 25 consecutive neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome who underwent a Norwood procedure with a nonvalved Sano conduit between 2013 and 2022.

Surgical creation of lymphocutaneous fistulas for the management of infants with central lymphatic obstruction.

Purpose: Central lymphatic obstructions are associated with anasarca and high mortality. We hypothesized that opening dilated cutaneous lymphatic channels by creating a lymphocutaneous fistula (LCF) would decompress the lymphatic circulation and improve anasarca.

Methods: We reviewed all patients that had at least one LCF created between 9/2019 and 12/2022.

Implementation of Rapid Genome Sequencing for Critically Ill Infants With Complex Congenital Heart Disease.

Background: Rapid genome sequencing (rGS) has been shown to improve care of critically ill infants. Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of infant mortality and is often caused by genetic disorders, yet the utility of rGS has not been prospectively studied in this population.

Methods: We conducted a prospective evaluation of rGS to improve the care of infants with complex CHD in our cardiac neonatal intensive care unit.

Percutaneous Nephrostomy in Neonates and Young Infants.

Purpose: To describe a single-center experience of placing percutaneous nephrostomy (PCN) tubes in neonates and young infants aged ≤3 months.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study evaluated PCN placement during a 19-year period. Medical records were reviewed for patient demographics, indications, procedure details, catheter-related adverse events, and outcomes.

Perioperative Care Models for Neonates With Congenital Heart Disease: Evolving Role of Neonatology Within the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit.

A multidisciplinary team is needed to optimally care for infants with congenital heart disease (CHD). Different compositions of teams trained in cardiology, critical care, cardiothoracic surgery, anesthesia, and neonatology have been identified as being primarily responsible for perioperative care of this high-risk population in dedicated cardiac intensive care units (CICUs). Although the specific role of cardiac intensivists has become more well defined over the past two decades, the responsibilities of neonatologists remain highly variable in the CICU with neonatologists providing care along with a unique spectrum of primary, shared, or consultative care.

Congenital Heart Disease with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Surgical Decision Making and Outcomes.

Objective: To describe the types of congenital heart disease (CHD) in a congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) cohort in a large volume center and evaluate surgical decision making and outcomes based on complexity of CHD and associated conditions.

Study Design: A retrospective review of patients with CHD and CDH diagnosed by echocardiogram between 01/01/2005 and 07/31/2021. The cohort was divided into 2 groups based on survival at discharge.

Characterization and treatment of thoracic duct obstruction in patients with lymphatic flow disorders.

Purpose: The contribution of thoracic duct obstruction to lymphatic flow disorders has not been well-characterized. We describe imaging findings, interventions, and outcomes in patients with suspected duct obstruction by imaging or a lympho-venous pressure gradient (LVPG).

Materials And Methods: Clinical, imaging, and interventional data, including the LVPG, of patients with flow disorders and imaging features of duct obstruction who underwent lymphatic intervention were retrospectively reviewed, collated, and analyzed with descriptive statistics.

Noninvasive Monitoring to Demonstrate Postoperative Differences in Regional Hemodynamics in Newborn Infants With d-Transposition of the Great Arteries and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome.

Background: The adequacy of tissue O delivery in infants receiving intensive care is difficult to measure directly. Regional O (rSO) and fractional tissue O extraction (FTOE), the ratio of O consumption to O delivery, obtained from newer noninvasive tools, such as near-infrared spectroscopy (INVOS) and microvascular tissue oximetry (T-Stat) can provide important information on the adequacy of tissue oxygenation and aid in managing critically ill infants.

Methods: We prospectively evaluated differences in rSO and FTOE in 26 infants with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) (n = 12) or d-transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) (n = 14).

Alternative Evaluation of the Right Axillary Lymphatic Pathway by Using Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MR Lymphangiography.

The lymphatic system plays an integral part in fluid homeostasis. Disturbances in lymphatic pathways are congenital, posttraumatic, or posttreatment related, such as after Fontan palliation. Lymphatic pathway evaluation is challenging because of the difficulty in introducing contrast material into the lymphatics.

Acute Cardiac Care for Neonatal Heart Disease.

This manuscript is one component of a larger series of articles produced by the Neonatal Cardiac Care Collaborative that are published in this supplement of Pediatrics. In this review article, we summarize the contemporary physiologic principles, evaluation, and management of acute care issues for neonates with complex congenital heart disease. A multidisciplinary team of authors was created by the Collaborative's Executive Committee.