Assessment of Coronary Artery Obstruction Risk During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Utilising 3D-Printing.

Background: Current imaging techniques may inadequately rule out coronary artery obstruction (CAO), a potentially fatal complication during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Advancements in three-dimensional (3D)-printing allow the development of models capable of replicating cardiac anatomy and predicting CAO. We sought to simulate TAVR utilising 3D-printed cardiac models to improve CAO risk assessment and procedural safety.

Scene unseen: Disrupted neuronal adaptation in melancholia during emotional film viewing.

Impairments in attention and concentration are distinctive features of melancholic depression, and may diminish the ability to shift focus away from internal dysphoric states. Disrupted brain networks may underlie the inability to effectively disengage from interoceptive signals in this disorder. This study investigates changes in effective connectivity between cortical systems supporting attention, interoception, and perception in those with melancholic depression when shifting attention from rest to viewing dynamic film stimuli.

Baptism by conference: an effective Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists recruitment tool?

Objective: To explore common barriers medical students perceive to choosing psychiatry as a medical specialty as reflected in existing literature and the authors' own experiences and whether funding student attendance of a Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Congress serves to overcome some of these perceptions.

Conclusions: Common barriers to selecting psychiatry as a career include stigma due primarily to lack of information about this specialty; concerns about personal safety; concerns about losing clinical skills and fear of burn-out. Bursaries funding student attendance to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2013 Congress were an excellent initiative that gave students a panoramic view of the variety of fields within the specialty and exposure to current debates and research, as well as the chance to discuss various subspecialties with keynote speakers and other professionals working in these areas.