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Outcome of Heart Transplantation After Pseudomonas Left Ventricular Assist Device Infection
*Purpose: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is the most common gram-negative bacteria to cause left ventricular assist device (LVAD) infection. Management is difficult given limited oral antibiotic…2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcomes in Hepatitis C (HCV) Viremic Grafts to HCV Negative Recipients in Heart Transplantation: A Multicenter Study of Differing Treatment Strategies
*Purpose: Using HCV viremic grafts for heart transplantation (HT) improves donor supply and shortens wait times. However, treatment strategies are variable post-transplant. This study aims…2022 American Transplant Congress
Ventricular Modeling Following Bariatric Surgery Decreases Need for Heart Transplantation
*Purpose: For obese patients with congestive heart failure (CHF), aggressive weight loss has been associated with ventricular remodeling. Many have suggested offering bariatric surgery for…2022 American Transplant Congress
Using Wearable Technology to Assess Activity in Children After Heart Transplant
*Purpose: Evaluating activity tolerance following heart transplant (HT) provides an objective marker of functional status, can guide cardiac rehabilitation, identifies those patients with increased cardiovascular…2021 American Transplant Congress
Pregnancy Outcomes in 108 Heart Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe 185 pregnancies in 108 heart transplant recipients.*Methods: Data regarding conceptions occurring between June 1987 and Dec…2021 American Transplant Congress
Infection Rates in Heart Transplant Recipients With Combined Tacrolimus and Sirolimus at High versus Low Concentrations
Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
*Purpose: Assess the impact of tacrolimus-sirolimus (TAC/SRL) concentration on infection rate in heart transplant recipients (HTR).*Methods: A retrospective review of HTR on TAC/SRL for ≥…2021 American Transplant Congress
The Pathology of Heart Allograft Biopsies: Discrepancies in Interpretation Between Conventional Histology and the Molecular Microscope Diagnostic (MMDx®) System
1Department of Pathology, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
*Purpose: There is growing interest in using transcriptomics to complement histologic evaluation of allograft hearts. The present study scrutinizes discrepancies between histologic and MMDx® systems…2021 American Transplant Congress
Polyomavirus BK-Associated Nephropathy in Patients After Renal and Extrarenal Transplantation
*Purpose: Patients with non-renal organ transplantation (TX) may suffer BK-viral nephropathy (BKVN) of their own orthotopic kidneys. We aimed to know if these patients with…2021 American Transplant Congress
Impact of Statin Intensity on the Incidence of Vascular Events and Graft Survival in Heart Transplant Recipients
*Purpose: Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) limits long-term graft survival of heart transplant (HT) recipients. In addition to decreased synthesis of cholesterol, statins also demonstrate immunomodulatory…2021 American Transplant Congress
Improving Well-being for Heart Transplant Recipients: Implementation of a Patient Navigator Program
Health Navigator Foundation, San Francisco, CA
*Purpose: When surveyed, heart transplant recipients cited managing all their healthcare needs as a primary concern 83% of the time (n=23). To respond to this…
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