Over the past three decades, a myriad of new ventilatory modalities have been developed for use in neonatal critical care. Most of these modalities are based on a specific physiological rationale. Supportive evidence is sparse and where it exists mostly comes from studies which are shortterm and have a physiological variable as their primary outcome. Randomised controlled trials with clinically...

Abstract Background Atrioventricular (AV) delay could affect AV and ventricular synchrony in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Strategies to optimize according optimal (AV opt-AV ) or opt-V would potentially be discordant. This study aimed explore a new optimization algorithm guided by electrograms obtain the maximum integrative effects of (opt-AV). Methods Forty-nine patients with CRT w...

The % change of normalized percent atheroma volume (PAV) is shown in the upper left panel and of total atheroma volume (TAV) in the upper right panel. The comparison is between segments with endothelial dysfunction and those with normal endothelial function. Representative examples of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) findings are shown in the lower panel. Segments with endothelial dysfunction sh...

We present the first far-IR observations of the solar-type stars δ Pav, HR 8501, 51 Peg and ζ2 Ret, taken within the context of the DUNES Herschel open time key programme (OTKP). This project uses the PACS and SPIRE instruments with the objective of studying infrared excesses due to exoKuiper belts around nearby solar-type stars. The observed 100 μm fluxes from δ Pav, HR 8501, and 51 Peg agree ...

We present the first far-IR observations of the solar-type stars δ Pav, HR 8501, 51 Peg and ζ2 Ret, taken within the context of the DUNES Herschel open time key programme (OTKP). This project uses the PACS and SPIRE instruments with the objective of studying infrared excesses due to exoKuiper belts around nearby solar-type stars. The observed 100 μm fluxes from δ Pav, HR 8501, and 51 Peg agree ...