Daily participation in preterm-born children: An exploratory and comparative study.

Background: Preterm birth, particularly with lower gestational age and respiratory complications, can impact neurodevelopmental outcomes and participation in daily activities. Understanding how these children engage in everyday tasks, particularly from the perspective of their parents, is critical for assessing long-term health outcomes and quality of life.

Objectives: This study aims to assess parental perceptions of participation and daily performance in children born preterm, comparing early preterm infants with and without chronic lung disease, late preterms, and term-born children.

Long-term follow-up of patients with relatively high effective defibrillation threshold during cardioverter defibrillator implantation with endocardial leads.

Objective: We evaluated the 15-year outcome of patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and a relatively high defibrillation threshold (DFT).

Methods: After ICD implantation, patients were allocated to 3 groups: DFT 24-25 J (16 patients), effective defibrillation with 18-20 J (20 patients) and DFT <15 J (118 patients). An abbreviated DFT test was used during the implantation.

Artifacts recorded through failing bipolar polyurethane insulated permanent pacing leads.

Pacing failure in bipolar systems using polyurethane insulated leads may be frequent depending on the type of polyurethane and can cause oversensing and or failure to capture. The reason for this failure is often breakage in the inner insulation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the signals created by such a short circuit.