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Different prognostic impact of the tissue Doppler-derived E/e′ ratio on mortality in Chagas cardiomyopathy patients with heart failure
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2012.01.865
Background: Risk assessment of Chagas cardiomyopathy patients is essential for clinical decision making. The ratio of the ratio of early transmitral velocity to tissue Doppler mitral annular early dia...
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Maria Pereira Nunes,
Enrico Antônio Colosimo,
Rodrigo Citton Padilha Reis,
Marcia M. Barbosa,
José Luiz Padilha da Silva,
Felipe Barbosa,
Fernando Antônio Botoni,
Antônio Luiz Ribeiro,
Manoel Otávio Rocha
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03 February 2012 |
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The role of the Heart Failure Survival Score and psychosocial stress in predicting event-free survival in patients referred for heart transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.021
We read with interest the article “Selecting patients for heart transplantation: Comparison of the Heart Failure Survival Score (HFSS) and the Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM)” by Goda et al. Their ...
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Gerdi Weidner,
Heike Spaderna
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Correspondence
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02 February 2012 |
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Utility of exercise stress echocardiography in pediatric cardiac transplant recipients: A single-center experience
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.12.014
Background: Annual coronary angiography (ANG) to assess for significant epicardial coronary artery disease (CAD) is an integral part of follow-up care for pediatric cardiac transplant recipients at Ch...
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Ming Hui Chen,
Elizabeth Abernathey,
Fatima Lunze,
Steven D. Colan,
Stephen O'Neill,
Lisa Bergersen,
Tal Geva,
Elizabeth D. Blume
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02 February 2012 |
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Prognostic factors in severe pulmonary hypertension patients who need parenteral prostanoid therapy: The impact of late referral
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.12.011
Background: Oral drugs have made the treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) feasible in non-expert centers, which could delay patient access to prostanoid therapy. Methods: Fifty-seven consecutive p...
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Roberto Badagliacca,
Beatrice Pezzuto,
Roberto Poscia,
Massimo Mancone,
Silvia Papa,
Serena Marcon,
Gabriele Valli,
Gennaro Sardella,
Fabio Ferrante,
Carlo Iacoboni,
Daniela Parola,
Francesco Fedele,
Carmine Dario Vizza
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30 January 2012 |
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Inhibition of renin angiotensin aldosterone system causes abrogation of obliterative airways disease through inhibition of tumor necrosis factor-α–dependant interleukin-17
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.12.012
Background: Alloimmune-induced immune responses to self-antigens are involved in the development of chronic lung allograft rejection. Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) and angiotensin I...
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Joseph Weber,
Venkataswarup Tiriveedhi,
Masashi Takenaka,
Wei Lu,
Ramsey Hachem,
Elbert Trulock,
G. Alec Patterson,
T. Mohanakumar
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30 January 2012 |
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Radical reduction of smooth muscle cells in explanted lung of a LAM patient treated with sirolimus: First case report
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.12.004
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare and progressive disease that usually affects pre-menopausal women. Lung transplantation has been the only treatment for advanced LAM since the activation of ma...
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M. Angeles Montero,
Antonio Roman,
Cristina Berastegui
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Correspondence
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24 January 2012 |
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Older patients (age 65+) report better quality of life, psychological adjustment, and adherence than younger patients 5 years after heart transplant: A multisite study
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.025
Background: Research examining age differences after heart transplant (HT) has focused primarily on morbidity and mortality outcomes, with little emphasis on potential age differences in quality of li...
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Andrea M. Shamaskin,
Bruce D. Rybarczyk,
Edward Wang,
Connie White-Williams,
Edwin McGee,
William Cotts,
Kathleen L. Grady
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24 January 2012 |
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Increase of ABCG2/BCRP+ side population stem cells in myocardium after ventricular unloading
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.015
Background: A significant decrease in mean cardiomyocyte DNA content and increased numbers of diploid cardiomyocytes after unloading has been demonstrated, suggesting a numerical increase of cardiomyo...
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Jeremias Wohlschlaeger,
Bodo Levkau,
Atsushi Takeda,
Nobuakira Takeda,
Jörg Stypmann,
Christof Schmid,
Hendrik Milting,
Kurt Werner Schmid,
Hideo Andreas Baba
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16 January 2012 |
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Survival after biventricular mechanical circulatory support: Does the type of device matter?
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.024
Background: Biventricular support can be achieved using paracorporeal biventricular assist devices (BiVADs), the total artificial heart (TAH), and implantable VADs. This study evaluated the influence ...
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Matthias Kirsch,
Jean-Philippe Mazzucotelli,
Jean-Christian Roussel,
Olivier Bouchot,
Joseph N'Loga,
Pascal Leprince,
Pierre-Yves Litzler,
André Vincentelli,
Groupe de Réflexion sur l'Assistance Mécanique (GRAM)
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16 January 2012 |
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Perceived quality of life of children after successful bridging to heart transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.014
Background: Mechanical circulatory support is increasingly used to bridge children with end-stage heart failure to transplant. Quality of life (QoL) has not been systematically evaluated in children b...
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Jo Wray,
Tracy Lunnon-Wood,
Liz Smith,
Claire Orrells,
Akane Iguchi,
Mike Burch,
Kate Brown
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12 January 2012 |
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Prevalence, predictors, and survival in pulmonary hypertension related to end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.020
Background: The prevalence, prognostic importance, and factors that predict the presence and degree of pulmonary hypertension (PH) diagnosed with right heart catheterization (RHC) in patients with end...
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Kasper Hasseriis Andersen,
Martin Iversen,
Jesper Kjaergaard,
Jann Mortensen,
Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk,
Elisabeth Bendstrup,
Regitze Videbaek,
Jørn Carlsen
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09 January 2012 |
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A new preservation solution for lung transplantation: Evaluation in a porcine transplantation model
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.009
Background: Lung preservation injury is still a major problem in lung transplantation. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the effects of a new preservation solution (Custodiol-N) for lung pr...
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Nikolaus Pizanis,
Andrey Petrov,
Jens Heckmann,
Ingrid Wiswedel,
Jeremias Wohlschläger,
Herbert de Groot,
Heinz Jakob,
Ursula Rauen,
Markus Kamler
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09 January 2012 |
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Risk Assessment in Pulmonary Hypertension Associated with Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.017
Background: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common in patients with left heart failure (HF), especially those with HF and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). However, there is limited data on risk str...
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Richa Agarwal,
Sanjiv J. Shah,
Aimee J. Foreman,
Cherylanne Glassner,
Sonja D. Bartolome,
Zeenat Safdar,
Sandra L. Coslet,
Allen S. Anderson,
Mardi Gomberg-Maitland
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06 January 2012 |
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A novel method of measuring cardiac preservation injury demonstrates University of Wisconsin solution is associated with less ischemic necrosis than Celsior in early cardiac allograft biopsy specimens
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.023
Background: No consensus exists on the optimal heart preservative solution (HPS) for cardiac allograft preservation. The significance of varying degrees of acute ischemic necrosis (AIN) in early trans...
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Timothy J. George,
George J. Arnaoutakis,
Claude A. Beaty,
Ashish S. Shah,
John V. Conte,
Marc K. Halushka
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03 January 2012 |
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Endomyocardial biopsy and selective coronary angiography are low-risk procedures in pediatric heart transplant recipients: Results of a multicenter experience
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.019
Background: No prior reports documenting the safety and diagnostic yield of cardiac catheterization and endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) in heart transplant recipients include multicenter data. Methods: Da...
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Kevin P. Daly,
Audrey C. Marshall,
Julie A. Vincent,
Warren A. Zuckerman,
Timothy M. Hoffman,
Charles E. Canter,
Elizabeth D. Blume,
Lisa Bergersen
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03 January 2012 |
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Donor scoring system for heart transplantation and the impact on patient survival
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.11.005
Background: The aim of this study was to design and validate a heart donor score that reflects experts' perceived risk of allograft failure. Methods: All heart donors reported to Eurotransplant betwee...
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Jacqueline M. Smits,
Michel De Pauw,
Erwin de Vries,
Axel Rahmel,
Bruno Meiser,
Guenther Laufer,
Andreas Zuckermann
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19 December 2011 |
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Pneumonectomy acutely after pediatric bilateral lung transplantation: Management of communicating thoracic spaces
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.10.016
Imbalance or free communication of the thoracic and mediastinal spaces can cause critical compression, herniation, or shifting of vital structures. We report a patient with a pneumonectomy after bilat...
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Andres X. Samayoa,
George B. Mallory,
David L.S. Morales
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Correspondence
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02 December 2011 |
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Withdrawal of proliferation signal inhibitors due to adverse events in the maintenance phase of heart transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.10.011
Background: The increasing use of proliferation signal inhibitors (PSIs) has raised the issue of their risk profile. We sought to determine the causes, incidence, risk factors, and consequences of wit...
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Francisco Gonzalez-Vilchez,
José Antonio Vazquez de Prada,
Luis Almenar,
José María Arizon del Prado,
Sonia Mirabet,
Beatriz Diaz-Molina,
Juan Francisco Delgado,
Manuel Gomez-Bueno,
María Jesús Paniagua,
Félix Perez-Villa,
Eulalia Roig,
Luis Martínez-Dolz,
Vicens Brossa,
José Luis Lambert,
Javier Segovia,
María Generosa Crespo-Leiro,
María Jesús Ruiz-Cano
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02 December 2011 |
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Histologic and functional evaluation of lungs reconditioned by ex vivo lung perfusion
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.10.005
BACKGROUND: Only about 15% of donor lungs are considered suitable for transplantation (LTx). Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) has been developed as a method to reassess and repair damaged lungs. We repor...
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Israel Lopes Medeiros,
Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes,
Alessandro Wasum Mariani,
Flávio Guimarães Fernandes,
Fernando do Vale Unterpertinger,
Mauro Canzian,
Fabio Biscegli Jatene
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02 December 2011 |
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Cost-effectiveness of the implantable HeartMate II left ventricular assist device for patients awaiting heart transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.10.017
Background: Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are being proposed as a life-saving therapeutic alternative to conventional medical management for people with end-stage heart failure awaiting tran...
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Santiago G. Moreno,
Nicola Novielli,
Nicola J. Cooper
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24 November 2011 |
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Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder after lung transplantation: A review of 35 cases
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.10.013
Background: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a complication of organ transplantation. The risk of developing PTLD varies depending on a number of factors, including the organ tra...
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Brandon E. Kremer,
Ran Reshef,
Jamal G. Misleh,
Jason D. Christie,
Vivek N. Ahya,
Nancy P. Blumenthal,
Robert M. Kotloff,
Denis Hadjiliadis,
Edward A. Stadtmauer,
Stephen J. Schuster,
Donald E. Tsai
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24 November 2011 |
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Pre-operative risk factors and clinical outcomes associated with vasoplegia in recipients of orthotopic heart transplantation in the contemporary era
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.10.010
Background: Patients who underwent orthotopic heart transplant (OHT) can develop vasoplegia, which is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Herein we examine the pre-operative risk in OHT reci...
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Maria Patarroyo,
Cesar Simbaqueba,
Kevin Shrestha,
Randall C. Starling,
Nicholas Smedira,
W.H. Wilson Tang,
David O. Taylor
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24 November 2011 |
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Development of a quantitative donor risk index to predict short-term mortality in orthotopic heart transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.10.004
BACKGROUND: No standard index based on donor factors exists for predicting mortality after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT). We utilized United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) data to develop a...
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Eric S. Weiss,
Jeremiah G. Allen,
Arman Kilic,
Stuart D. Russell,
William A. Baumgartner,
John V. Conte,
Ashish S. Shah
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18 November 2011 |
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Early outcomes of bilateral sequential single lung transplantation after ex-vivo lung evaluation and reconditioning
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.10.008
Background: Ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) is a novel approach for extended evaluation and/or reconditioning of donor lungs not meeting standard International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation...
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Bartlomiej Zych,
Aron F. Popov,
George Stavri,
Alison Bashford,
Toufan Bahrami,
Mohamed Amrani,
Fabio De Robertis,
Martin Carby,
Nandor Marczin,
Andre R. Simon,
Karen C. Redmond
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17 November 2011 |
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Clinically irrelevant circulating human leukocyte antigen antibodies in the presence of ventricular assist devices
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.10.006
Introduction: Identification of anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies by single-antigen beads (SAB) allows for prediction of donor-specific crossmatches (virtual crossmatches), thus facilitati...
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Afzal Nikaein,
Nadim El-Awar,
Judson Hunt,
Edward J. Rosenthal,
Eric Eichhorn,
Shelly Hall,
James Boehrer,
Mitchell Magee,
Marc Pieniek,
William Brinkman,
Todd Dewey
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14 November 2011 |
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Endobronchial valve therapy for pneumothorax as a bridge to lung transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.09.007
Pneumothoraces and bronchopleural fistulas (BPF) represent a common life-threatening complication in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The current treatment paradigm for BPFs, including prolonged th...
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William Fischer,
David Feller-Kopman,
Ashish Shah,
Jonathan Orens,
Peter Illei,
Lonny Yarmus
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Correspondence
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04 November 2011 |
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Heart transplantation and cardiac amyloidosis: Approach to screening and novel management strategies
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.09.010
Limited data exist regarding screening methods and outcomes for orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) in cardiac amyloidosis. As a result, uncertainty exists over the best approach to OHT for cardiac...
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Brandon C. Varr,
Michaela Liedtke,
Sally Arai,
Richard A. Lafayette,
Stanley L. Schrier,
Ronald M. Witteles
et al.
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Short communication
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04 November 2011 |
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Parameters of donor–recipient size mismatch and survival after bilateral lung transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.07.015
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between donor–recipient height, gender and predicted estimates of total lung capacity (pTLC) mismatches and post-transplant su...
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Michael Eberlein,
Robert M. Reed,
Solbert Permutt,
Mayy F. Chahla,
Servet Bolukbas,
Steven D. Nathan,
Aldo Iacono,
David B. Pearse,
Henry E. Fessler,
Ashish S. Shah,
Jonathan B. Orens,
Roy G. Brower
et al.
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31 October 2011 |
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Over 2-year disease-free survival after multimodality therapy of a primary cardiac lymphoma
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.09.005
This comment deals with our study regarding the innovative, sequential therapy of a primary cardiac lymphoma. Primary cardiac T-cell lymphoma is defined as a non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) involving only ...
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Michael Ried,
Stephan Hirt,
Christof Schmid
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Correspondence
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24 October 2011 |
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Pediatric heart failure and worsening renal function: Association with outcomes after heart transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.08.018
Background: Renal function deteriorates in some children awaiting heart transplantation. This study was initiated to assess the effects of worsening renal function (WRF) on post-heart transplantation ...
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Satish K. Rajagopal,
Vamsi V. Yarlagadda,
Ravi R. Thiagarajan,
Tajinder P. Singh,
Michael M. Givertz,
Christopher S.D. Almond
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24 October 2011 |
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Short-term and long-term outcomes of acute kidney injury after lung transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.08.016
Background: The effect of acute kidney injury (AKI) after lung transplantation has been described infrequently and with inconsistent results. Using a newly adopted and validated definition of AKI prop...
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Edgard Wehbe,
Rachel Brock,
Marie Budev,
Meng Xu,
Sevag Demirjian,
Martin J. Schreiber,
Brian Stephany
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14 October 2011 |
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Incidence of impaired renal function after lung transplantation
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.08.013
Background: Impaired renal function is a frequent complication after lung transplantation (LTx). Since the early days of LTx, recipient eligibility criteria slowly became less strict, while treatment ...
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Merel E. Hellemons,
Stephan J.L. Bakker,
Douwe Postmus,
Erik A.M. Verschuuren,
Michiel E. Erasmus,
Gerjan Navis,
Wim van der Bij
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05 October 2011 |
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Histopathology of renal failure after heart transplantation: A diverse spectrum
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.08.012
Background: Chronic kidney disease occurs frequently after heart transplantation and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Herein we describe the histopathology associated with renal...
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Sean P. Pinney,
Revathi Balakrishnan,
Steven Dikman,
Ajith Nair,
Kimmarie Hammond,
Michael Domanski,
Anelechi C. Anyanwu,
Graciela DeBoccardo
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26 September 2011 |
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WITHDRAWN: Predictors of long-term survival in pulmonary hypertension treated with bosentan
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2011.01.709
This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be foun...
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Paul Bresser,
Jeroen C. Vis,
Rolf M. Berger,
Hubert W. Vliegen,
Madelon C. Vonk,
Repke J. Snijder,
Leon M. van den Toorn,
Arie P. van Dijk,
Karin A. Boomars,
Geert Jan van Daal,
Barbara J. Mulder
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Retraction
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18 March 2011 |