A unique screen was used to identify mutations in Escherichia coli lipid A biosynthesis that
result in a decreased ability to stimulate E-selectin expression by human endothelial cells. A …

The extraordinary advances in cardiac surgery, intensive care, and noninvasive diagnosis
over the last 50 years have led to an enormous growth in the US and throughout the world in …

Background Life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia and sudden death remain serious late
complications after tetralogy of Fallot repair. Nevertheless, there remains no clear way of …

Aims To assess the natural history, risk factors for death and deterioration of patients with
Eisenmenger Syndrome. Methods The clinical course of 188 patients from three different …

Objective: This multicenter study retrospectively analyzes the data on 114 patients with
protein-losing enteropathy after Fontan-type surgery. Special attention was given to the different …

Objectives. This study was conducted to investigate the presentation and outcome of ptients
with Ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid valve. Background. Ebstein's anomaly may present at …

Background Congenital heart defects are generally assumed to have a multifactorial aetiology.
We have tested this hypothesis by studying adults with heart defects and their families. …

… Correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Jane Somerville, Grown-Up Congenital Heart
Unit, Royal Brompton National Heart and LungHospital, Sydney Street, London, SW3 6NP, UK…

In conventional intercalation cathodes, alkali metal ions can move in and out of a layered
material with the charge being compensated for by reversible reduction and oxidation of the …

The search for improved energy-storage materials has revealed Li- and Na-rich intercalation
compounds as promising high-capacity cathodes. They exhibit capacities in excess of what …