Aim: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal
defects (ASD) with the Amplatzer septal occluder. Methods: 236 consecutive patients with a …

Aims The study was set up to find out whether a new self-centering prosthesis for
transcatheter closure of secundum atrial septal defects could overcome the disadvantages …

AIM To evaluate whether transcatheter closure with the Amplatzer duct occluder offers an
alternative to surgical treatment in infants with a persistent ductus arteriosus. METHODS 12 …

Objective: To assess the influence of the pulmonary annulus diameter after reconstruction of
the right ventricular (RV) outflow tract at repair of tetralogy of Fallot on pulmonary …

The difficulty in detecting rare infected cells immediately after mucosal HIV transmission has
hindered our understanding of the initial cells targeted by the virus. Working with the …

Many factors may intervene with the motor development of children with congenital heart
disease (CHD). Children aged 5 to 14 years with various CHD were examined for …

We report a case of fetal cardiomegaly secondary to myocarditis as a result of intrauterine
parvovirus B19 infection. The fetus was delivered through caesarean section because of …

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the impact of specific intensive care
procedures on preoperative hemodynamics, incidence of preoperative organ dysfunction …

Background More than 1· 8 million new cases of HIV-1 infection were diagnosed worldwide
in 2016. No licensed prophylactic HIV-1 vaccine exists. A major limitation to date has been …

Measuring immune correlates of disease acquisition and protection in the context of a
clinical trial is a prerequisite for improved vaccine design. We analysed binding and …