PET-CT Defined Micro-Vascular Dysfunction and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Risk Factors in Heart Transplant Recipients.

Microvascular dysfunction (MVD) is considered a form of cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), independently associated with poor prognosis after heart transplantation (HTX). It is unknown whether traditional risk factors for CAV are also applicable to MVD. We retrospectively analyzed factors associated with MVD in 94 HTX recipients who completed a PET scan after a normal baseline left heart catheterization excluding epicardial CAV.

Oral motor interventions used to support the development of oral feeding skills in preterm infants: An integrative review.

Background: One criterion for infant NICU discharge is the ability to meet all nutritional needs by mouth, therefore, it is important to understand interventions that can improve the trajectory to full oral feeding. While many oral motor and feeding interventions are used in clinical practice, it remains unclear which are supported by the literature.

Aim: The aim of this integrative review was to identify and understand what oral motor interventions are defined in the literature to support positive outcomes for preterm infants and their parents.

Mild dehydration does not alter acute changes in sweat electrolyte concentrations during exercise.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of hydration status on the change in sweat sodium (Na), chloride (Cl), and potassium (K) concentrations during exercise-heat stress. Fifteen subjects (Six female, nine male; 29 ± 9 y; 71 ± 14 kg) completed 90 min of cycling (81% HR) in the heat (~33°C, 42% rh) with fluid replacement to maintain euhydration (EUH) or without fluid to dehydrate to 2.4 ± 0.

Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Innovative Management Strategies.

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) complicate 13% to 15% of pregnancies in the United States. Historically marginalized communities are at increased risk, with preeclampsia and eclampsia being the leading cause of death in this population. Pregnant individuals with HDP require more frequent and intensive monitoring throughout the antepartum period outside of routine standard of care prenatal visits.