paediatrics
paediatrics

Changes in nutritional status and the development of obesity and metabolic syndrome following pediatric heart transplantation

Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Jun;28(4):e14782. doi: 10.1111/petr.14782. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Nutritional status in pediatric patients undergoing heart transplantation (HT) is frequently a focus of clinical management and …

Safety and infectious outcomes in pediatric kidney transplant recipients after COVID-19 vaccination: A pediatric nephrology research consortium study

Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Jun;28(4):e14786. doi: 10.1111/petr.14786. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Adult kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have substantial morbidity and mortality related to SARS-CoV-2 …

Impact of ventricular assist device use on pediatric heart transplant waitlist mortality: Analysis of the scientific registry of transplant recipients database

Pediatr Transplant. 2024 Jun;28(4):e14787. doi: 10.1111/petr.14787. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Children awaiting heart transplant (Tx) have a high risk of death due to donor organ scarcity. Historically, …

Control of goal-directed and inflexible actions by dorsal striatal melanocortin systems, in coordination with the central nucleus of the amygdala

Prog Neurobiol. 2024 May 17:102629. doi: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2024.102629. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The dorsomedial striatum (DMS) is associated with flexible goal seeking, as opposed to …