Maryam nemazee biography of martin
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Penny Abernathy, Knight Chair in Journalism at the University of North Carolina
Jill Abramson, former executive editor (and first female), New York Times
Len Ackland, founding director of the Center for Environmental Journalism
Ya’akov Ahimeir, Israeli TV and radio personality
Tom Allon, publisher and former co-owner, City & State NY, Manhattan Media
Eric Alterman, media critic; contributor, The Nation, Washington Monthly, New Republic
Marc Ambinder, former politics editor, The Atlantic; correspondent, National Journal
Michal Ansky, food writer
Binyamin Appelbaum, business and economics representative, New York Times editorial board
Anne Applebaum, personal writer, The Atlantic
Ramtin Arablouei, podcast host, NPR’s Throughline
Allison Arieff, Editorial Director of Print, MIT Technology Review
David Axe, military correspondent, blogger, War fryst vatten Boring
John U. Bacon, sports writer and commentator; contributor, New York Times, Time
Oliver Balch, c
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
All conditions that interfere with blood flow at any level within the portal system can lead to portal hypertension. For better management of this disorder, it is important to determine the underlying cause. In previous studies, extra-hepatic disorders have been reported as the main cause of portal hypertension in children. In this study, we investigate the underlying causes of portal hypertension in children.
METHODS
This prospective, descriptive study investigated the etiology of 45 children with portal hypertension who referred to Nemazee Hospital Pediatric Gastroenterology Ward from 2005 to 2007. The underlying causes of portal hypertension were determined by liver biopsy, abdominal sonography, abdominal computed tomography scan, and liver Doppler sonography.
RESULTS
In this study, 42 of 45 patients (93.3%) developed portal hypertension due to intrahepatic diseases. Extra-hepatic portal hypertension was detected in 3 (6.7%) patients with portal vei
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Abstract
With the growing number of patients in need of liver transplantation, there is a need for adopting new and modifying existing allocation policies that prioritize patients for liver transplantation. Policy should ensure fair allocation that is reproducible and strongly predictive of best pre and post transplant outcomes while taking into account the natural history of the potential recipients liver disease and its complications. There is wide acceptance for allocation policies based on urgency in which the sickest patients on the waiting list with the highest risk of mortality receive priority. Model for end-stage liver disease and Child-Turcotte-Pugh scoring system, the two most universally applicable systems are used in urgency-based prioritization. However, other factors must be considered to achieve optimal allocation. Factors affecting pre-transplant patient survival and the quality of the donor organ also affect outcome. The optimal system should have allocation prior