ment was not successful, and possibly a longer duration of transplacental treatment would have been more appropriate. In our series the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome as the underlying cause of the tachycardia was found in three of the 22 infants who had a postnatal electrocardiogram. In summary p, ,hological atrial tachycardias are a potential cause of non-immune hydrops. As these rhythm distu...

In the continuation of our studies on the involvement of blood supply deficiencies in various experimental pathologies of the inner ear we have conducteaa study on the effects of transient hypoxia on normal and hydropic ears. In the same study we investigated the possible protective effects of an antiischemic drug. All experiments were conducted on awake guinea pigs warranting a normal physiolo...