Eight newborns with critical pulmonary stenosis and intact ventricular septum underwent successful percutaneous balloon dilation. Follow-up using echocardiography showed sustained relief of the obstruction across the pulmonary valve and excellent growth of the right heart structures.
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January 2025
Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo - ESPOCH, El Coca, Ecuador.
The breeding and exploitation of chickens at the backyard or commercial family level is an activity of great economic relevance for families in Ecuador. In addition to providing protein of high biological value for food security, it revalues local food resources that could provide productive benefits. With this objective, a study has been conducted in order to explore the effect of C.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 2 Anzhen Rd, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China.
Aims: Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) has been implicated in the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF), but its prognostic value in AF patients remains unclear.
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Tob Induc Dis
January 2025
Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Introduction: There is substantial interest in the association of vaping e-cigarettes with the risk of cancer. We analyzed this risk in different populations by updating the Kings College London (KCL) review to include the period between July 2021 and December 2023.
Methods: We searched six databases and included peer-reviewed human, animal, and cell/ original studies examining the association between e-cigarettes and cancer risk, but we excluded qualitative studies.
Cureus
January 2025
Internal Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, USA.
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory vascular disease of medium-sized arteries that causes abnormal cellular growth in arterial walls and most commonly affects young to middle-aged women (20-50 years of age). While FMD often involves the renal arteries, it can affect any arterial bed. FMD has a characteristic angiographic appearance of a "string of beads.
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Background: Common clinical findings in patients with 19p13.3 duplication include intrauterine growth restriction, intellectual disability, developmental delay, microcephaly, and distinctive facial features. In this study, we report the case of a patient with 19p13.
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