Pulmonary blood flow in children with univentricular heart and unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis.

Objectives: Spontaneous breathing has an important effect on pulmonary arterial blood flow in patients with Glenn/Fontan circulation. Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis (DP) is a frequent complication after heart surgery in congenital heart disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of unilateral DP on blood flow distribution in the pulmonary arteries with Glenn/Fontan circulation.

Stenting of Native Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstructions in Symptomatic Infants.

Objective: To assess feasibility, safety and effectiveness of right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) stenting in symptomatic young infants.

Methods: Multicentre evaluation of 35 patients intended to undergo RVOT stenting in 11 pediatric cardiac centres from 2009 to August 2011.

Results: Median age and weight at the time of first stent implantation were 8 weeks and 3.

Salinity as a regulator of DMSP degradation in Ruegeria pomeroyi DSS-3.

Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is an important carbon and sulfur source to marine bacterial communities and the main precursor of dimethylsulfide (DMS), a gas that influences atmospheric chemistry and potentially the global climate. In nature, bacterial DMSP catabolism can yield different proportions of DMS and methanethiol (MeSH), but relatively little is known about the factors controlling the pathways of bacterial degradation that select between their formation (cleavage vs. demethiolation).

Coronary interventions in congenital heart diseases: from preterm to young adult patients.

Background: The small vessel size of infants and children makes interventional treatment of impaired coronary perfusion, such as stenoses, complete occlusions, and fistulae, demanding. Materials and techniques appropriate for this young age group have to demonstrate their ability to effectively treat these lesions.

Methods And Results: Between 2004 and 2011, 14 patients with an age of 9 days to 25 years (median 4.

Telemonitoring with implantable electronic devices in young patients with congenital heart diseases.

Aims: In paediatric patients with a pacemaker (PM) or an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) device, interrogation during in-clinic visits is usually required to obtain information on arrhythmias or system failures. An automated telemonitoring system tracking patient- and system-related parameters provides this information on a daily basis and might assist patient management.

Methods And Results: This retrospective analysis evaluates telemetric data obtained from 48 devices implanted in 45 patients (median age, 12.