NUCLEAR OSTEOPONTIN IS A MARKER OF ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AND CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT VASCULOPATHY: EVIDENCE FROM TRANSPLANT AND RETRANSPLANT HEARTS

Nuclear Osteopontin Is a Marker of Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy: Evidence From Transplant and Retransplant Hearts

BackgroundHeart transplant is the gold standard therapy for patients with advanced heart failure.Over 5,500 heart transplants are performed every year worldwide.Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a common complication post-heart transplant which reduces survival and often necessitates heart retransplantation.Post-transplant follow-up requires

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Disembodied archives: The disconnectedness of records and archives management practices within the Pietermaritzburg Cluster of Theological Libraries, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

This article discusses the findings of a study that was conducted glass beads between February 2013 and November 2013 to determine the inter-connectedness between records and archives management practices for religious archives within the Pietermaritzburg Cluster of Theological libraries (PCTL).It is important to note that much of our national heri

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Continuing the Conversation on the Chilean Student Movement

This current article is an interview made with Francisco Figueroa.Francisco is a Chilean Pants university student who was Vice-President of Student Federation from University of Chile between 2010 and 2011.He, like other students, was leading the mass student demonstrations in 2011 who demanded a radical reform of the Chilean education system.As a

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Open tibia plateau fracture with intra-osseous dislocation of the patella and quadriceps tendon rupture: a case report

Abstract Background Both tibial plateau fractures and extensor apparatus injuries are serious injuries to the knee joint that generally do not occur in the same patient.We report a rare case of open tibial plateau fracture combined with quadriceps tendon rupture and complete displacement of the patella into the tibial plateau fracture.Case presenta

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