A Retrospective Study of 1,526 Cases of Transcatheter Occlusion of Patent Ductus Arteriosus.

Background: Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is one of the most common congenital heart diseases and began to get treated by transcatheter occlusion since 1997 in China. Since then, several devices have been invented for occluding PDA. This study aimed to evaluate the technical feasibility, safety, and efficacy of transcatheter occlusion of PDA with different devices.

Value of the Ratio of Occluder Versus Atrial Septal Length for Predicting Arrhythmia Occurrence after Transcatheter Closure in Children with Ostium Secundum Atrial Septal Defect.

Background: Transcatheter occlusion has been applied to treat ostium secundum atrial septal defect (OS ASD) since 1997. During the clinical practice, several postoperative complications including arrhythmia have been reported. This study aimed to evaluate the value of the ratio of atrial septal occluder (ASO) versus atrial septal length (ASL) for predicting arrhythmia occurrence after transcatheter closure in children with OS ASD.

A graphene-based electrochemical sensor for rapid determination of phenols in water.

A glassy carbon electrode (GCE) coated with a graphene/polymer film was fabricated for rapid determination of phenols in aqueous solutions. The electrochemical behavior of different phenols at the graphene/polymer-coated GCE was also investigated. In PBS buffer solution with a pH of 6.

[A long-term follow-up study on the clinical treatment of 75 cases with primary endocardial fibroelastosis].

Objective: To summarize and analyze the effects of treatment and prognosis of infants with endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) in different states of the illness undergone relevant therapies, and to understand the roles of different treatments for improving the prognosis of the disease.

Methods: Data of 75 cases with EFE admitted into Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University from August 1984 to June 2006 were analyzed retrospectively.

Results: (1) Of the 75 cases with EFE (40 males and 35 females), with the onset age ranged from 20-days to two years and eight months, 69 cases were treated normally and followed up in the Outpatient Department of the Hospital after discharge, the follow-up rate was 92%, with the follow-up span from six months to 23 years (5.

Enhanced removal of lead(II) and cadmium(II) from water in alum coagulation by ferrate(VI) pretreatment.

A laboratory study demonstrated that ferrate pretreatment significantly enhanced lead and cadmium removal in alum coagulation, under the conditions of natural surface water. The enhancement of lead removal was approximately 21 to 37% by ferrate pretreatment at a dosage of 1 to 5 mg/L. The enhanced removal of cadmium by ferrate pretreatment at a dosage of 1 to 5 mg/L exceeded the removal by alum coagulation alone 2-to 12-fold.

[Analysis of sulfur compounds in residue fluid catalytic cracking gasoline].

Sulfur compounds in residue fluid catalytic cracking (RFCC) gasolines from Refinery of SINOPEC Beijing Yanshan Company and Refinery of Shijiazhuang were analyzed by gas chromatograph connected with flame photometric detector (FPD) and atomic emission detector (AED). Twelve and 26 kinds of sulfur compounds were detected by AED in RFCC gasolines from Yanshan and Shijiazhuang respectively. Only 0 and 19 kinds of sulfur compounds were found by FPD in these two gasolines respectively.