Left atrial appendage as a vantage point for mapping and ablating premature ventricular contractions originating in the epicardial left ventricular summit.

Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia arising from the LV summit epicardial area can be successfully mapped and possibly ablated from the left atrial appendage.

Development of paediatric electrophysiology standards for Florida Children's Medical Services.

The Florida Children's Medical Services (CMS) has a long-standing history of ensuring that providers of multiple paediatric subspecialties abide by the highest standards. The cardiac sub-committee has written quality standard documents that participating programmes must meet or exceed. These standards oversee paediatric cardiology services including surgery, catheterisations, and outpatient services.

Short QT syndrome in a pediatric patient.

Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a recently described genetic syndrome characterized by abnormally brisk ventricular repolarization. Similar to long QT syndrome, SQTS might result in ventricular arrhythmias, syncope, and sudden death. The clinical diagnosis of SQTS is supported by the finding of an abnormally short QT interval on the resting electrocardiogram in combination with a suggestive clinical or family history.

Fabrication and characterization of carbon nanotube reinforced poly(methyl methacrylate) nanocomposites.

Multiwall carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanocomposites have been successfully fabricated with melt blending. Two melt blending approaches of batch mixing and continuous extrusion have been used and the properties of the derived nanocomposites have been compared. The interaction of PMMA and CNTs, which is crucial to greatly improve the polymer properties, has been physically enhanced by adding a third party of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) compatibilizer.