Dr. Hedi Louise Leistner MD
Pulmonologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Pulmonology
530 1st Ave Suite 3a New York NY, 10016About
Dr. Leistner is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology as well as New York State certified in medical acupuncture for adults and children. After graduating with honors from Connecticut ...
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Breech presentation among infants with familial dysautonomia.
- Maturation of ventilation and ventilatory pattern in normal sleeping infants.
- Maturation of ventilation and ventilatory pattern in normal sleeping infants.
- Ventilation and ventilatory pattern during sleep in aborted sudden infant death syndrome.
- Heart rate pattern during sleep in an infant with congenital prolongation of the Q-T interval (Romano-Ward syndrome).
- Breath-to-breath variations in rate and depth of ventilation in sleeping infants.
- Heart rate and heart rate variability during sleep in aborted sudden infant death syndrome.
- The R-R interval and R-R variability in normal infants during sleep.
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