In this report, we present a patient with ventricular septal defect (VSD) that was detected at follow-up one month after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and successfully closed percutaneously.Before the procedure, a 29 mm Portico self-expanding aortic Infrared Thermometers valve prosthesis was placed in the heavy calcific aortic valv
A survey was carried out on the microbial community of 20 groundwater samples (4 low and 16 high arsenic groundwater) and 19 sediments from three boreholes (two high arsenic and one low arsenic boreholes) in a high arsenic groundwater system located in Hetao Basin, Inner Mongolia, using the 454 pyrosequencing approach.A total of 233,704 sequence re
Summary:.We report our experiences of two pediatric cases in which a bone flap was preserved in the subcutaneous abdominal pocket for decompressive craniectomy.In one case, the Patio Sectional bone flap was divided and preserved for cranioplasty without complications; in the other case, the bone flap was left intact as one piece.In pediatric patien
Abstract Background Based on an analysis of published literature, this paper provides an over-view of the challenges associated with delivering on the right to access quality health care for international migrants to industrialized countries, and asks which group of professionals is best equipped to provide services that increase health and legal l