Using the Zic3 mouse model of X-linked human heterotaxy, conduction system abnormalities correlated with the severity and location of associated structural cardiac disease identifiable early in development.
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Non-synonymous GATA6 sequence variants are infrequently found in individuals with congenital heart disease.
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Ibuprofen treatment for patent ductus arteriosus closure in the preterm baboon neonate did not alter brain growth and development or increase neuropathology.
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Neither reducing the target temperature nor prolonging the duration further improved 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy, T2-weighted MRI and certain neurobehavorial outcomes in post-ischemic hypothermia in neonatal rats.
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Allelic variants in PLA2G2A and TLR2 were associated with Gram-positive infections and IL10 was associated with Gram-negative infections in preterm infants, suggesting a role in moderating the predisposition to sepsis.
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Serial breath sampling for 13CO2 following the intravenous administration of [13C]- methionine provides a useful, safe and potentially clinically relevant evaluation of hepatic function in pediatric intestinal, failure-associated, liver disease.
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Editor's Focus. Pediatr Res 68, 5 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181f67c3a
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181f67c3a