Substance Use in Children and Adolescents

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children

Screening and diagnosis of children and adults

Hypopituitarism in Children Resulting in Short Stature

Somatropin Hgh rDNA Pfizer

What is GENOTROPIN? GENOTROPIN (somatropin [rDNA origin] for injection) is a growth hormone treatment. It is an exact copy of the natural growth hormone that our bodies make. The main difference i...

Heart condition: Arrhythmia culprit caught in action

Using powerful X-rays, researchers have reconstructed a crime scene too small for any microscope to observe -- and caught the culprit of arrhythmia in action.

Arrhythmia culprit caught in action

Using powerful X-rays, University of British Columbia researchers have reconstructed a crime scene too small for any microscope to observe – and caught the culprit of arrhythmia in action.

Cause of heart arrhythmia discovered using X-rays at CLS

Using powerful X-rays at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, scientists have reconstructed the scenario of heart arrhythmia in action, making critical progress towards preventing deadly conditions...

Heart Rhythm Society launches Citywide Awareness Campaign in Denver about cardiac arrhythmia

Colorado Governor John W. Hickenlooper has proclaimed May to be Cardiac Arrhythmia Awareness Month (#RhythmAwareness), calling attention to the need for greater public awareness throughout the State a...

Latest Developments In Cardiac Arrhythmia, Lancet Series

A series of articles in The Lancet explored recent developments in the biology, treatment, and diagnosis of arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythms), ahead of the AHA's (American Heart Association's) annu...

Catheter ablation for Afib is safe and suppresses arrhythmia recurrences

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Afib) is safe and suppresses arrhythmia recurrences in 74% of patients after a single procedure, according to results from the one-year follow-up of the Atri...

Arrhythmia Treatment Gaps Between Eastern And Western Europe Revealed By ESC Analysis

The analysis was conducted using five editions of the EHRA White Book, which is produced by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC...

Quality Of Life Is Often An Issue For Children With Heart Devices And Their Parents

Children with implanted heart-rhythm devices External link and their parents suffer from a lower quality of life compared with their healthy counterparts and may benefit from psychotherapy according t...

Radiofrequency ablation of childhood arrhythmia: observational registry in 125 children.

BACKGROUND: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) in children is an increasingly common practice. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate, in our institution, the results of RFA in children younger than 15 years. METHODS: A t...

Children's internalizing symptoms: The role of interactions between cortisol and respiratory sinus arrhythmia.

We examined interactions between children's physiological activity across two systems, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis and the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), as predictors of chil...

The Short QT Syndrome Proposed Diagnostic Criteria.

We aimed to develop diagnostic criteria for the short QT syndrome (SQTS) to facilitate clinical evaluation of suspected cases.

The importance of pulmonary artery pressures on late atrial arrhythmia in transcatheter and surgically closed ASD type secundum.

AIMS: Atrial fibrillation and flutter remain an important cause of morbidity in adults with atrial septal defect (ASD). This study aimed at investigating predictors for late (>/=1month after repair) a...

The Medical Management of Pediatric Arrhythmias.

OPINION STATEMENT: Arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Despite recent technological advances in treatment, pharmacologic therapy remains the most common treatmen...