Background: The pathogenesis of human hypertension is complex and multifactorial. Haptoglobin genes have been cited as risk factors in the development of hypertension. Haptoglobin is an α2-glycoprotein acute phase reactant that binds to free haemoglobin and forms a stoichiometrically stable...
Download PDF ↓Context— Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) represent one of the important health problems with high morbidity and mortality in Zambia. Recognition of AKI allows prompt injury specific intervention that may avert permanent renal damage and progression of CKD to End Stage...
Download PDF ↓Title: Serum levels of Lipoprotein(a) in HIV positive patients on HAART at Livingstone General Hospital, Livingstone, Southern Province, Zambia. Background: Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) is a highly atherogenic independent risk marker for Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and current studies have shown that...
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