PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jazmin Evans had been waiting for a new kidney for four years when her hospital revealed shocking news: She should have been put on the transplant list in 2015 instead of 2019 — and a racially…
1. IntroductionIt is well known that proteinuria is the main predictor of kidney graft loss and that it increases the risks of both global and cardiovascular death . Not only the presence of proteinuria but also the quantity is…
Surgeons perform the pig kidney transplant. The surgery took place last week, and the patient is recovering well and is expected to be discharged from the…
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Eleftheria KampouriEleftheria Kampouri 1,*,
Guy HandleyGuy Handley
Dr. Guy Handley is an Assistant Professor…
1. IntroductionTorque Teno Virus (TTV) is a non-enveloped virus, with a small, single-stranded, negative-sense DNA genome. This virus is nonpathogenic in humans and highly ubiquitous . TTV has been postulated as a surrogate marker of…
1. IntroductionLiver transplantation is the treatment of choice for end-stage liver disease. Since the first successful liver transplant in 1967, the survival rate has improved considerably . Despite numerous developments in surgical…
1. IntroductionIn recent years, remarkable progress has been accomplished in the heart failure (HF) landscape, with novel drugs and groundbreaking device approaches. Nevertheless, the prognosis is still severe, and patients’ quality of…
1. IntroductionFlooding and waterlogging are environmental stressors that trigger reductions in crop production and biomass accumulation in trees worldwide . Globally, a total of 93,319 ha and 1.6 million tons of crops were damaged by…
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Submission received: 8 January 2024
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Revised: 17 February 2024
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Accepted: 18 February 2024
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Published: 22 February 2024
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More than 4,500 heart transplants were performed in the U.S. in 2023. While the lifesaving operation improves the quality of life and longevity for most recipients, organ rejection remains a risk, with acute rejection occurring in up to…
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Cristian Javier Mena1, Magalí Pérez Garófalo1,…
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Second in the series of lectures specifically arranged for the NIH Summer Internship Program
Dr. Valantine will tell the story of her cardiology research career, highlighting discoveries…
By the time Brian was 11 years old, he was already smoking close to a pack of cigarettes a day. In this video from CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign, he talks about how he smoked during his youth, marriage, and throughout his…
This video from CDC's Tips From Former Smokers campaign shows how Brian's smoking ruined his health and devastated his family. He finally quit smoking for good and was able to get on a heart transplant list. Brian realizes that he is one…