BACKGROUND Little information is available on the relevance of parameters representing the insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system with regard to growth hormone (GH) treatment during childhood. In adults, high IGF-I levels were found to be associated with side effects and long-term risks. AIM/METHOD Our aim was to monitor the serum levels of IGF-I, IGF-binding protein (IGFBP) 3, and IGFBP-2 d...

BACKGROUND A few studies have examined the association between ambient temperature and preterm birth (PTB), and the results have been inconsistent. This study explored the association between ambient temperature and PTB in Shenzhen, China. METHODS Data of daily singleton PTB, air pollution and meteorological variables from 2005 to 2011 were collected in Shenzhen. A distributed lag non-linear ...

OBJECTIVE Nuchal translucency (NT) is the most powerful screening tool for Down syndrome and congenital cardiac anomaly, therefore strict guidelines were established to get accurate NT values. However, to stick to the guideline in all pregnant women is time-consuming and superfluous in majority of low risk population. We undertook this study to investigate whether the simplified protocol enable...

BACKGROUND The multileaf collimator (MLC) is a critical component to accurate intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) delivery. This study examined MLC positional accuracy via MLC logs from Varian machines from six institutions and three delivery techniques to evaluate typical positional accuracy and treatment and mechanical parameters that affect accuracy. Typical accuracy achieved was compare...

PurposeBody mass index (BMI) is a predictor of mortality in adult heart transplant (HTx) patients. However, the impact BMI pediatric HTx unclear and many programs consider obesity contraindication to transplantation. This study examines effect on patients.MethodsUsing United Network for Organ Sharing database, recipients between ages 2 18 years from 1988-2021 were identified. Patients classifie...

Article 2 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) calls for stabilization of greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations at levels that prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference (DAI) in the climate system. Until recently, the consensus viewpoint was that the climate sensitivity (the global mean equilibrium warming for a doubling of atmospheric CO2 concentration) was ‘l...

The neonatal lupus syndrome consists of transient cutaneous lupus lesions or permanent congenital complete heart block (or hepatic fibrosis), or both, in infants born to mothers with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The frequency of conduction abnormalities was examined in 86 offspring of 53 women affected by SLE. Electrocardiograms from the offspring demonstrated normal sinus rhythm in 84 o...

This report reviews the results of six large blood pressuree surveys done on pediatric populations and points out factors responsible for differences in the blood pressure norms. The studies were selected on the basis of there being recent examinations of large numbers of children. Important differences in mean systolic pressures and 95th percentile values were found among the studies, which ma...

OBJECTIVE To assess the risk of preeclampsia development in elderly gravidarum by uterine arteries Doppler at 17-21 weeks' gestation. MATERIAL AND METHOD Pulsatility index (PI) of the uterine arteries was measured by color Doppler transabdominal sonography in 298 elderly gravida women at 17-21 weeks of gestation. The criterion for abnormal results was PI > 95th percentile of each gestational ...