OBJECTIVE To assess the presence and outcome of Doppler detectable shunts following implantation of the Cook detachable PDA coil. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Tertiary paediatric cardiac centre. PATIENTS 76 consecutive patients undergoing coil implantation (80 procedures). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Detection and colour Doppler echocardiographic appearance of residual or recurrent shunt...

PURPOSE We evaluated the usefulness of intracranial stent implantation for treating patients with atherosclerotic stenosis and with recurrent, ischemic, neurological symptoms despite having undergone medical therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between March 2004 and April 2010, we attempted intracranial, stent-assisted angioplasty in 77 patients with 85 lesions (anterior circulation 73 cases, post...

Background: Because implantation failure is more frequent, many methods have been suggested to improve the implantation; however, their results have been inconsistent. One of the most hopeful methods is local endometrial injury. To explore the possibility that local injury of the endometrium increases the incidence of implantation and pregnancy rate in the subsequent IVF cycle in patients havin...

PROBLEM Natural killer (NK, CD3(-)CD56(+)/CD16(+)) and NKT-like cells (CD3(+)CD56(+)/CD16(+)) activity is considered among the key factors for reproductive success. In the absence of immunological screening, beneficial effects of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in preventing recurrent reproductive failure (RRF) have not been reported. Here, we analyse the IVIG influence on pregnancy success i...

BACKGROUND Implantation failure is one of the most important factors limiting success in IVF treatment. The majority of trials have demonstrated favorable effect of endometrial injury on implantation success rate especially in women with recurrent implantation failure, while some studies failed to detect any benefit. OBJECTIVE The purpose of our trial was to explore whether endometrial injury...