Resting Heart Rate Variability, Inflammation, and Insulin Resistance in Overweight and Obese Adolescents.

Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing in young people in the United States. Lately, low-grade inflammation is recognized as accompanying obesity, a known risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Autonomic dysfunction is a prominent feature of adult diabetes, but its prevalence in adolescents in prediabetic states or with diabetes risk factors is unknown.

Outcomes of interrupted aortic arch repair using the carotid artery turndown procedure.

Objective: Interrupted aortic arch is a rare congenital anomaly affecting 1.5% of infants with congenital heart disease. Multiple surgical modalities exist to address this defect.