The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented healthcare emergency causing mortality and
illness across the world. Although primarily affecting the lungs, the SARS-CoV-2 virus also …

Nonadherence to immunosuppressants is recognized to occur after renal transplantation,
but the size of its impact on transplant survival is not known. A systematic literature search …

A variety of systemic inflammatory rheumatic diseases associate with an increased risk of
atherosclerotic events and premature cardiovascular (CV) disease. Although this recognition …

… JC MASON DC HANDSCOMB … Mason, JC (1995), Minimality properties and applications
of four kinds of Chebyshev polynomials, in WM Müller, M. Felten & DH Mache, Eds., …

The recently described hemoglobin scavenger receptor CD163 mediates the endocytosis of
hemoglobin:haptoglobin (Hb:Hp) complexes and thereby counters Hb-induced oxidative …

Background Some autoimmune diseases are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular
disease. We aimed to determine whether or not this is true, and to what extent, for a …

Basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystal deposition underlies the development of arterial
calcification. Inflammatory macrophages colocalize with BCP deposits in developing …

… However, although in my cohort of patients there have been anecdotal cases where this
appears to have been achieved (JC Mason, unpublished work), and on occasion such a …

Large-vessel vasculitis (LVV) manifests as inflammation of the aorta and its major branches
and is the most common primary vasculitis in adults. LVV comprises two distinct conditions, …

Objectives/Hypothesis Cartilage–perichondrium grafting of the tympanic membrane has been
used in an effort to reduce recurrence or progression of middle ear disease. The rigidity of …