Relevance of Inherited Thrombophilia Screening in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Objectives: Thrombophilia has been implicated in posttransplant thrombosis. Data concerning the impact of thrombophilia on thrombotic risk in renal graft recipients are inconclusive. We evaluated whether identification of thrombophilia in patients during pretransplant laboratory screening was a predictor of posttransplant outcomes.

Prediction of antiviral peptides derived from viral fusion proteins potentially active against herpes simplex and influenza A viruses.

There are very few antiviral drugs available to fight viral infections and the appearance of viral strains resistant to these antivirals is not a rare event. Hence, the design of new antiviral drugs is important. We describe the prediction of peptides with antiviral activity (AVP) derived from the viral glycoproteins involved in the entrance of herpes simplex (HSV) and influenza A viruses into their host cells.

Mitral balloon valvuloplasty by Inoue technique without echocardiographic standby.

Mitral balloon valvuloplasty (MBV) by Inoue technique was performed in 85 patients with symptomatic rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS). Twenty-eight patients were male and 57 patients were female. The age range was nine to 59 years (mean 28).