Articles tagged "Heart transplant patients"

2022 American Transplant Congress
Outcome of Heart Transplantation After Pseudomonas Left Ventricular Assist Device Infection
L. Thirunavukarasu Murugan¹, C. Koval², J. Banzon³
¹Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
*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
K. Ryland¹, B. Aqel², D. Steidley², P. Patel¹, S. Pungpapong³
¹Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, ²Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ³Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
*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
R. Choudhury¹, A. Rouhi², G. Hoeltzel³, Y. Bababekov¹, A. Suarez-Pierre⁴, A. Yule¹, N. Vigneshwar⁴, N. Williams⁵, K. Dumon², T. Nydam¹
¹Transplantation Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ²General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³General Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, ⁵General Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Aurora, CO
*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
J. B. Edelson¹, D. Gandla², S. M. Paridon¹, J. W. Rossano¹, M. J. O'Connor¹, M. Lane-Fall², B. Keating²
¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
*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
L. A. Coscia¹, A. Yusuf¹, S. Rao², S. Constantinescu³, M. J. Moritz⁴
¹Transplant Pregnancy Registry International, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Virginia Heath System, Charlottesville, VA, ³Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Surgery, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
*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
S. Goyal, J. Lyons, J. Negrelli, M. Liebo, A. Heroux
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
P. Randhawa¹, A. Seitz², Y. Huang¹, B. Feingold²
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
A. Schwarz¹, J. Schmitz², J. Braesen², C. Bara³, M. Sauer⁴, H. Haller¹, J. Gottlieb⁵
¹Nephrology Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ²Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ³Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ⁴Department of Pediatric Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ⁵Deparment of Pneumology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
*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
E. Kim¹, I. Booth², R. Madathil³, B. Ravichandran¹, M. Demehin², M. Plazak²
¹University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, ²Pharmacy, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, ³University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
*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
K. Ramonas, K. Ramonas
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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