Is female protection in progressive renal disease associated with estradiol attenuation of superoxide production?
These results suggest that E2 protects the female kidney in part by attenuating injury-induced increases in renal superoxide production.
Although LVADs increase the risk of infection in the early posttransplant period, this appears not to have an impact on transplantability or patient survival and likely reflects effective infection control in both inpatient and outpatient settings.