Relief of severe immediate postoperative superior vena cava stenosis with covered stent: case report with midterm follow up.

Sinus venous atrial septal defects are commonly associated with abnormal pulmonary venous connection. Numerous surgical techniques have been proposed with excellent short- and long-term outcomes. Pulmonary and superior vena cava obstructions, as well as rhythm disturbances, are the most common problems seen during follow up.

Maternal consumption of polyphenol-rich foods in late pregnancy and fetal ductus arteriosus flow dynamics.

Objective: To test the hypothesis that maternal consumption of polyphenol-rich foods during third trimester interferes with fetal ductal dynamics by inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis.

Study Design: In a prospective analysis, Doppler ductal velocities and right-to-left ventricular dimensions ratio of 102 fetuses exposed to polyphenol-rich foods (daily estimated maternal consumption >75th percentile, or 1089 mg) were compared with 41 unexposed fetuses (flavonoid ingestion <25th percentile, or 127 mg).

Result: In the exposed fetuses, ductal velocities were higher (systolic: 0.

Low birth weight and markers of inflammation and endothelial activation in adulthood: the ARIC study.

Background: To investigate the hypothesis that intrauterine growth restriction might produce a longstanding pro-inflammatory tendency, we investigated the association of low birth weight with blood levels of markers of inflammation and endothelial activation in middle-aged adults.

Methods: The ARIC Study enrolled subjects aged 45-64 years sampled from four U.S.

Circuit weight training and cardiac morphology: a trial with magnetic resonance imaging.

Background: Aerobic training (AT) and circuit weight training (CWT) improve peak oxygen uptake (VO(2)peak). During CWT the circulatory system is exposed to higher pressure, which could induce left ventricle morphological adaptations, possibly distinct from those derived from aerobic training.

Objective: To compare the effects of aerobic training and CWT upon morphological and functional cardiac adaptations detected by magnetic resonance imaging.

Randomized study of propofol effect on electrophysiological properties of the atrioventricular node in patients with nodal reentrant tachycardia.

Background: Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is probably the most common form of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. Percutaneous catheter ablation is a technique to interrupt cardiac conduction pathways selectively. The anesthetist is challenged to provide a safe anesthetic which takes into account the electrophysiologist's requirements for minimal cardiac conduction interference.

Predictive score for target vessel revascularization after bare metal coronary stenting.

Background: The ability to estimate the rate of a new target vessel revascularization (TVR) after bare metal coronary stenting is an important issue, as the systematic use of drug-eluting stents is still limited by its high costs.

Objective: We sought to create a predictive score for the possibility of a new TVR after bare metal stenting.

Methods: Clinical and angiographic characteristics of a prospective cohort of 848 patients were included in a dedicated database.

Repeatability of the sonographic assessment of fetal sucking and swallowing movements.

Objective: To test the repeatability of sonography in the assessment of fetal sucking and swallowing movements.

Methods: Eighty normal fetuses of pregnant women with no systemic abnormalities were examined sonographically at 30-38 weeks of gestation. Sucking and swallowing movements were observed for 15 min and the face was visualized in frontal and lateral views.