22 Result(s)

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In-hospital haloperidol use and perioperative changes in QTc-duration

Haloperidol may prolong ECG QTc-duration but is often prescribed perioperatively to hip-fracture patients. We aimed to determine (1) how QTc-duration changes perioperatively, (2) whether low-dose haloperidol-u...

M. T. Blom, S. Jansen, A. de Jonghe… in The journal of nutrition, health & aging (2015)

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Fever-triggered ventricular arrhythmias in Brugada syndrome and type 2 long-QT syndrome

The risk for lethal ventricular arrhythmias is increased in individuals who carry mutations in genes that encode cardiac ion channels. Loss-of-function mutations in SCN5A, the gene encoding the cardiac sodium cha...

A. S. Amin, C. A. Klemens, P. G. Meregalli… in Netherlands Heart Journal (2010)

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Pregnancy and the risk of torsades de pointes in congenital long-QT syndrome

Patients with congenital long-QT syndrome (LQTS) are at increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias during stressful situations. Large-scale studies have pointed out that affected individuals are particularly at...

P. G. Meregalli, I. C. D. Westendorp, H. L. Tan, P. Elsman… in Netherlands Heart Journal (2008)

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Short-coupled variant of torsade de pointes

A 36-year-old man with a history of primary sclerosing cholangitis and epilepsy was admitted to our hospital for cholangitis. During admission he was resuscitated because of ventricular fibrillation. ECGs show...

K. Bogaard, M. S. van der Steen, H. L. Tan, R. Tukkie in Netherlands Heart Journal (2008)

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Left superior vena cava, a remnant of embryological development

A 46-year-old Brugada syndrome patient underwent insertion of a dual-chamber implantable cardioverter- defibrillator (ICD), revealing a left-sided superior vena cava (SVC), (figure 1), running, characteristica...

B. M. Sondermeijer, M. R. MacGillavry, H. L. Tan in Netherlands Heart Journal (2008)

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Gender disparities in torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardia

Background Gender disparities in the incidence of torsade de pointes (TdP) ventricular tachycardia exist, but the mechanisms in humans are unresolved. We addressed this issue using a mathematical model of a human...

A. O. Verkerk, H. L. Tan in Netherlands Heart Journal (2007)

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Biological pacing by gene and cell therapy

At present, cardiac rhythm disorders such as sick sinus syndrome (SSS) or AV nodal block (AVB) are usually treated by electronic pacemakers. These devices have significant shortcomings, including lack of auton...

G. J. J. Boink, J. Seppen, J. M. T. de Bakker, H. L. Tan in Netherlands Heart Journal (2007)

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The role of diagnostic laparoscopy in micropremmies with suspected necrotizing enterocolitis

The timely diagnosis of perforations or dead gut can be extremely difficult in micropremmies with necrotizing enterocolitis. A negative laparotomy is just as detrimental as failure to recognize early perforati...

H. L. Tan, J. G. Tantoco, M. Z. Ee in Surgical Endoscopy (2007)

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Laparoscopic surgery in children is associated with an intraoperative hypermetabolic response

Laparoscopic surgery is thought to be associated with a reduced metabolic response compared to open surgery. Oxygen consumption ( ...

M. C. McHoney, L. Corizia, S. Eaton, A. Wade… in Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventiona… (2006)

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Lymphatic sparing, laparoscopic varicocelectomy: a new surgical technique

Several surgical options are available for managing varicoceles. Although conventional surgery offers good surgical results, the most common long-term complication of surgery is the development of hydroceles, ...

H. L. Tan, B. Tecson, M. Z. Ee, J. Tantoco in Pediatric Surgery International (2004)

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Laparoscopic resection of type I choledochal cyst

Type I choledochal cyst is a rare saccular or fusiform congenital dilatation of the extrahepatic biliary tract. It is usually treated by laparotomy at which the cyst is completely excised and a Roux-en-Y hepat...

H. L. Tan, K. R. Shankar, W. D. A. Ford in Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventiona… (2003)

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The successful medical management of severe duodenal strictures secondary to eosinophilic gastroenteritis in an infant

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis is an uncommon condition of unknown etiology that has only been relatively recently reported. Its clinical manifestations range from a mild disease to more severe forms resembling ...

H. L. Tan, N. Sithasanan, P. Foley, G. P. Davidson in Pediatric Surgery International (2003)

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Ectopic pancreatic rests: a rare cause of persistent umbilical discharge

Ectopic pancreatic rests are rare. We report two cases discovered in infants who underwent surgical exploration of the umbilicus for persistent umbilical discharge with peri-umbilical excoriation. A shallow s...

H. L. Tan, A. Yoong, C. C. W. Yu in Pediatric Surgery International (2000)

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Letter to the editor

H. L. Tan in Pediatric Surgery International (1999)

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Laparoscopic bipolar strip-tease appendicectomy

Since its conception, several techniques have been described for laparoscopic appendicectomy. We describe a technique which utilizes a 5-mm bipolar forceps designed to coagulate and cut tissues at the same tim...

H. L. Tan, O. Segawa, J. E. Stein in Surgical Endoscopy (1995)

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Initial experience with laparoscopic adhesiolysis in children

Intra-abdominal adhesions are a well-known complication of laparotomy. We report our initial experience of ten children undergoing laparoscopy for the diagnosis and treatment of intra-abdominal adhesions. Sign...

H. L. Tan, A. Mammen, J. M. Hutson in Pediatric Surgery International (1994)

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Laparoscopic pyloromyotomy for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Although great advances in laparoscopic techniques have been made in the field of adult surgery, its application in infants and young children has been limited. We present a technique of laparoscopic pyloromyo...

H. L. Tan, A. Najmaldin in Pediatric Surgery International (1993)