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experimental work by Alexis Carrel, Frank Mann, Norman Shumway, and Richard Lower.
Since then, refinement of donor and recipient selection methods, better donor heart
management, and advances in immunosuppression have significantly improved survival. In
this article, we hope to give a perspective on the changing face of heart transplantation.
Topics that will be covered in this review include the changing patient population as well as
recent advances in transplantation immunology, organ preservation, allograft vasculopathy,
and immune tolerance.
1375. Ibadin, O. M. et al. SPLENIC ENLARGEMENT AND ABDOMINAL SCARI-
FICATIONS IN CHILDHOOD MALARIA: BELIEFS, PRACTICES AND THEIR POS-
SIBLE ROLES IN MANAGEMENT AS SEEN IN BENIN CITY, NIGERIA. Nigerian
Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2008, 15(2):70-75.
We studied sustainable reduction in malaria burden in Africa, cultural practices that
foster increased malaria burden must be addressed. In Edo state Nigeria, scarification-
/tattooing on the left hypochondrium presumably over an enlarged spleen arising mainly
from malaria is widely practiced. This practice is deleterious, diversionary and causes
complications. We evaluate the beliefs and practice, regarding abdominal wall scarification
in children and within the context of malaria control. This was carried out among experienced
women in child care selected from Egor Local Government Area of Edo State,
Nigeria. Practice of scarification is deep rooted and widespread in the study location. It has
potentials to negate efforts involved in malaria control. Education including public
enlightenment campaign should effectively check the practice.
1376. Idemyor, V. HIV AND TUBERCULOSIS COINFECTION: INEXTRICABLY
LINKED LIAISON. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2007, 99(12):1414-
1419.
In sub-Saharan Africa, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Mycobacterium
tuberculosis (TB) are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Sub-Saharan
Africa has seen the woeful failure of World Health Organization (WHO) targets of
detecting 70% of the infectious cases of tuberculosis and curing > or = 85%. <strong>Current</strong>
treatment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in most resource limited settings is comprised of
a four-drug initial antituberculosis regimen for two months, followed by either a two-drug
continuation phase of antituberculosis regimen for four months or six months depending on
the medications. Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa are scaling up with highly active
antiretroviral therapy (HAART), using one of the first-line regimens that consist of two
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) and one non-nucleoside reverse
transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
1377. Ike, S. O. THE PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF HYPERTENSION IN
A THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE IN AFRICA. Nigerian Journal of Medicine. 2008, 17(1):
88-94.
The Theological College is a peculiar setting. This is due to the nature of the job, studies,
attitudinal leaning (faith) and influence. There has been no known work to date done on the
cardiovascular status in institutions of this nature—both in the country and in the continent
of Africa. This formed the basis for evaluating the prevalence of hypertension and its
correlates in one of the foremost theological colleges in Africa, the Trinity Theological
College, Umuahia. The prevalence of hypertension in this community is higher than that of