2018 American Transplant Congress
Left Ventricular Assist Devices Complicated by Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Outcomes on Transplant
Internal Medicine, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.
Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) are becoming the standard of care in advanced heart failure patients. However, despite ongoing advances in this technology, there remains…2017 American Transplant Congress
Simultaneous or Sequential Heart-Liver Transplantation Confer Superior Survival in Patients with Listed for Heart-Liver Transplantation: A National Analysis.
1Duke School of Medicine, Durham, NC; 2Dept of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background: Simultaneous heart-liver transplantation (TXP), for patients with combined heart and liver failure, confers survival benefit over remaining on the waitlist. Whether heart TXP followed…2017 American Transplant Congress
Retrospective Review of Early versus Late Initiation of Oral Sildenafil for Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Post-Cardiac Transplant Surgery Patients.
University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
Background: Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is a serious complication that may occur after cardiac transplant and result in graft failure or death. Inotropes (i.e., epinephrine,…2017 American Transplant Congress
Detection of Right Ventricular Dilation and Dysfunction by Transthoracic Echocardiography Predicts Renal Transplant Outcomes.
1Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI; 2University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Introduction: The prevalence of pulmonary hypertension (PHTN) among end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on hemodialysis is approximately 40-50%. Right heart catheterization is the gold…2016 American Transplant Congress
Stress Cardiomyopathy in the Perio-Perative Period After Liver Transplant.
Purpose: Stress cardiomyopathy is a pathological condition in which excess catecholamines leading to cardiac dysfunction. This phenomenon is associated with troponin elevation, EKG changes, and…2016 American Transplant Congress
Serial Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Expression Profiling Reveals Inflammatory Genomic Storm Following Mechanical Circulatory Support Surgery.
Introduction: The main cause of death in patients with Advanced Heart Failure (AdHF) is the Multi-Organ Dysfunction (MOD) Syndrome. Immune system aberrancy after Mechanical Circulatory…2016 American Transplant Congress
Predictors of Postoperative Cardiovascular Complications Until Three Months After Kidney Transplantation.
Purpose: To identify factors involved in cardiac events within three months after renal transplantation.Methods: We conducted a chart review for all renal transplants (RT) performed…2016 American Transplant Congress
Pre-Existing Chronic Heart Failure in Kidney Transplantation: An Underestimated Risk Factor for Graft Loss?
Nephrology, Charité University, Berlin, Germany.
BACKGROUND: Cardio-renal interactions influence graft and patient survival in kidney transplant recipients (KTR). There is only few data available analyzing pre-existing chronic heart failure (CHF)…2016 American Transplant Congress
Gene Expression Levels of Advanced Heart Failure Patients in Terms of Coagulation and Its Effect within Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome.
Medicine Cardiology, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
MOD is progressive organ failure amongst 2 or more organs. Innate-immunity/inflammation-related coagulopathies can cause disseminated clotting in vasculature leading to organ failure. Purpose is to…2016 American Transplant Congress
The Role of Short-Term Ventricular Assist Device in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock – Is It Really a Solution?
Background: Low cardiac output syndrome is associated with significant mortality. In patients with refractory low cardiac output left ventricular assist devices (VAD) are used to…
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