Serial measurements of energy expenditure in critically ill children: useful in optimizing nutritional therapy?
For most children a single measurement of TDEE gave a good insight in the daily energy needs. RQ is strongly affected by the ratio energy intake/TDEE and by the cumulative energy balance. Optimal caloric intake was found to be 1.4x TDEE with a daily protein intake of 1.9 g/kg.
These data strongly suggest that G-CSF plus DPP-IV inhibition, combined with cardiomyocyte cell cycle activation, leads to enhanced myocardial regeneration following MI. The data are also consistent with the notion that altering adverse post-injury remodelling renders the myocardium more permissive for cardiomyocyte repopulation.