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Everolimus-induced near-resolution of giant cardiac rhabdomyomas and large renal angiomyolipoma in a newborn with tuberous sclerosis complex
No full textWe report a case of a newborn, affected by tuberous sclerosis complex, with a prenatally diagnosed giant cardiac rhabdomyoma associated with a large renal angiomyolipoma presenting as a duct-depending lesion not treatable by surgery. After receiving everolimus, a mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor, we observed a rapid, significant, and durable reduction of both lesions without remarkable side effects
Simulation in urban environment of a 3d ray tracing propagation model based on building database preprocessing
No full textPulmonary Artery Banding: When Is the Use of a Telemetrically Adjustable Device Indicated?
No full textProponents of a telemetrically adjustable pulmonary artery band (PAB) device have cited simplified postoperative management and shortened length of stay as advantages associated with that technology. This report concerns a recent experience with both conventional pulmonary artery banding (conv-PAB) and the telemetrically adjustable PAB FloWatch (FW-PAB). From January 2005 through December 2008, 19 consecutive infants underwent either conv-PAB (8 patients, mean age 3.5 months, mean weight 4.1 kg) or FW-PAB (11 patients, mean age 2.6 months, mean weight 3.1 kg). Indications for PAB were left ventricular retraining (1 patient in FW-PAB), palliation prior to biventricular repair (7 patients in conv-PAB and 10 in FW-PAB group), and staged univentricular repair (1 patient in conv-PAB). In-hospital mortality was 0%. In the FW-PAB group, 1 FloWatch device was removed because of hemodynamic compromise related to the bulk of the device. There were no major complications in the conv-PAB group and no differences between groups with respect to postoperative ventilation time or length of stay in the intensive care unit or in hospital. In the FW-PAB group, a mean of 3.1 ± 1.7 regulations per patient were undertaken. Of the regulations, 85% (29/34) were adjustments to tighten the device, and 15% (5/34) were to loosen it. During follow-up, 8 patients underwent intracardiac repair and pulmonary artery debanding: 4 in the conv-PAB group and 4 in the FW-PAB group. The course of patients in both groups after PAB were similar. Major differences in length of stay and resource utilization were not apparent. © 2010, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved
Preliminary experience in the use of an extracellular matrix to repair congenital heart diseases
No full textCongenital heart diseases are corrected early in life, so the surgical procedure has to maintain the maximum potential for growth. The quest for the ideal material for cardiac tissue repair is still ongoing. Here, we describe our preliminary experience with an extracellular matrix for cardiac and vascular tissue repair. Between August 2009 and April 2011, 26 patients underwent cardiac surgery using the CorMatrix patch for vascular repair (10 pulmonary artery, four ascending aorta, three aortic arch and one right ventricular outflow tract) or for valve reconstruction (five aortic, two tricuspid, one mitral and one pulmonary valve); in four cases, the repair was associated with pericardial closure using the same patch. There were no deaths, and at a mean follow-up of 13.2months, there was no evidence of patch-related complications either in the vascular position or when used for valve repair. The ideal material for cardiac tissue repair should be haemostatic and resistant to tearing and calcification, and possibly one that will not induce an inflammatory cascade. In the last 25months, we used an extracellular matrix for cardiac and vascular tissue repair. The patch is advocated to induce the patient's own tissue regeneration. The early results are encouraging, but a longer follow-up is needed to understand the real potential of this material. © 2011 Published by European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. All rights reserved
Anterior and posterior leaflets augmentation to treat tricuspid valve regurgitation
No full textIn congenital non-Ebstein anomalies of the tricuspid valve, the septal leaflet is often involved and tethered. We describe a standardized approach to address septal leaflet tethering by concomitant augmentation of the anterior and posterior leaflets
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Valve leaflet reconstruction in pediatrics with extracellular matrix patch
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Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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