Background— Little is known about blood flow and its relationship to respiration during
exercise in patients with total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC). Methods and Results— We …

Objective. Loss of joint cartilage may be an early feature of chronic inflammatory joint diseases
like juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Conventional radiography usually detects only late …

Background Anti‐tumor necrosis factor‐α ( TNF ‐α) is used for the treatment of severe cases
of IBD , including Crohn's disease ( CD ) and ulcerative colitis ( UC ). However, one‐third of …

Objective: To measure caval and pulmonary flows at rest and immediately after exercise in
patients with total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC). Design: An observational study using …

OBJECTIVE To determine whether patients with cavopulmonary connection have higher
levels of vasoactive/water-salt regulating hormones and if so, whether hormone levels are …

Background There is an increasing interest among pediatric rheumatologist for using
ultrasonography (US) in the daily clinical examination of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (…

OBJECTIVE To evaluate platelet reactivity and coagulation markers after surgical palliation
of univentricular hearts. DESIGN AND PATIENTS Cross sectional survey of 24 patients, …

Objective To assess flow dynamics after total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC). Design
Cross-sectional study. Setting Aarhus University Hospital. Patients Seven patients (mean age …

In Kawasaki disease (KD), a systemic vasculitis of childhood, serum levels of proinflammatory
cytokines such as tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) are elevated during the acute phase of …

Objective To establish the implantation technique for the atrial septal defect occluder system
(ASDOS) device in an experimental animal model and to determine long term mechanical …