Background: Preimplantation genetic aneuploidy screening (PGS) has been performed during the last decade as a way of enhancing embryo selection in patients with an increased incidence of embryonic numerical chromosome abnormalities (advanced maternal age, recurrent miscarriage, and recurrent implantation failure). It has been proposed that the replacement of euploid embryos in these patients wo...

BACKGROUND Transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation is approved for the treatment of dysfunctional right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduits. However, the literature is limited because of a small patient population, and it does not reflect changing procedural practice patterns over the last decade. METHODS AND RESULTS A comprehensive search of Medline and Scopus databases from inception ...

BACKGROUND/AIM It has been reported from in vivo exposed experimental animals that paternal lead exposure reduces birth rate; however, there is limited evidence to suggest a decrease in the proportion of male births. This study investigated the role of paternal exposure to lower lead acetate doses on early embryonic development (implantation) and the sex ratio of their offspring. MATERIALS AN...

OBJECTIVE To determine the rate of late complications following first implantation or elective unit replacement of a permanent pacemaker system. DESIGN Analysis of pacemaker data and complications prospectively acquired on a computerised database. Complications were studied over an 11 year period from January 1984 to December 1994. SETTING Tertiary referral cardiothoracic centre. PATIENTS...

A 68-year-old man with sick sinus syndrome (SSS) was referred to our department for pacemaker implantation. After implantation of a pacemaker with rate-responsive dual chamber (DDDR) mode and minimized ventricular pacing (MVP) functions, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) repeatedly developed. Pacemaker memory showed that the intrinsic atrioventricular (AV) (atrial pacing-ventricular sensing ...

The effect of smoking on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) results in male was considered as a deleterious factor in pregnancy outcome among IVF patients. Male smoking is associated with lower success rate in ICSI and IVF couples. Smoking significantly decreased live birth rates and has a deleterious effect on sperm’s DNA. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of male cigarettes s...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the postoperative complications related to cochlear implants and to discuss the differences observed between adult and paediatric populations. Cochlear implant complications were defined as any pathological events observed during the postoperative period, whether or not they were directly related to the surgical technique. We therefore recorded...

OBJECTIVE To document outcomes of oocyte cryopreservation performed as a routine procedure in an IVF program. DESIGN Describing the rate of oocyte survival, embryo transfer (ET), implantation, and live births of IVF-intracytoplasmic sperm injection performed on thawed oocytes. SETTING Reproductive medicine center in Italy. PATIENT(S) Women (n = 696) who failed to conceive after IVF-intrac...

BACKGROUND Despite numerous developments in the field of assisted reproduction the implantation rate remains low .Recent studies suggested that local injury to endometrium in controlled ovarian hyper stimulation cycle improves implantation rate. Studies have attempted to intervene in the development of endometrium. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was the exploration of the possibility ...

BACKGROUND Although stent implantation is used worldwide for peripheral arterial disease, there is little data on the safety and long-term patency of stents implanted for venous disease. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 13 patients with 14 lesions (6 males, 7 females, mean age: 63.2±10.2 years) diagnosed with venous stenosis and who underwent venous stenting. We examined the location of the ste...