Identifying Patients at Risk for Early Mortality After Lung Transplant in IPAH
ECMO or ventilator use was the most significant predictor of mortality in patients undergoing lung transplant for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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Transplantation
Abdominal Aortic Calcification Tied to Coronary Artery Calcium
Abdominal aortic calcification was linked to coronary artery calcium score among patients undergoing liver transplant.
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Cirrhotic Cardiomyopathy May Increase MACE in Liver Transplant
For patients undergoing liver transplant, the presence of cirrhotic cardiomyopathy was related to a trend toward increased major adverse cardiac events.
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Frailty Impacts Mortality Risk in Patients on Transplant Waitlist
Improvements in the Liver Frailty Index resulted in declines in mortality risk among patients on the liver transplant waitlist.
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ABO-Incompatible Transplants Comparable to ABO-Compatible Ones
ABO-incompatible living donor liver transplantation provides outcomes comparable with ABO-compatible liver donors.
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Allogeneic HSCT for Myelofibrosis: What to Know as More Patients Receive Treatment
Authors of a recent review provide updates on stem cell transplants for myelofibrosis, with an emphasis on managing graft versus host disease and relapse.
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Social Deprivation Index Identifies Disparities in Liver Transplant
The SDI assesses disparities in living donor liver transplantation, revealing lower disadvantage in recipients than deceased donor transplants.
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Artificial Network Beneficial for Predicting Early Graft Failure
ANN algorithm predicts early graft failure in adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation using donor and recipient variables, with validated accuracy.
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Obesity Impacts Outcomes Following Liver Transplant
Liver transplant recipients with obesity experience similar survival compared with recipients who...
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Biopsy-Proven Rejection Predicts Poor Liver Transplant Outcomes
Early, biopsy-proven acute cellular rejection (EBPR) following liver transplant is associated with...
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High-MELD Living-Donor Liver Transplants Show Comparable Outcomes
High-MELD living-donor liver transplants show acceptable outcomes, similar to deceased-donor transplants, offering hope for reducing donor shortages.
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Survival “Excellent” for Patients With Infection Before Liver Transplant
Patients with an infection before liver transplant had excellent survival outcomes despite requiring more complex post-transplant care.
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Native Nephrectomy in the Workup for Kidney Transplantation in Patients With ADPKD
There is no consensus on whether or when a native nephrectomy should be carried out in ADPKD...
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Cardiovascular Outcomes: Kidney Transplant Patients With ADPKD
High morbidity and death rates are caused by cardiovascular disease in people with renal failure....
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Simultaneous Nephrectomy Safe During Kidney Transplant for ADPKD
In clinical discourse, the application of native unilateral nephrectomy to prepare the interior...
Read MoreNormothermic Machine Perfusion Improves Outcomes in Liver Transplant Recipients
Nearly doubled use of donor livers from cadavers compared with ischemic cold storage Donor liver preservation using a portable, normothermic organ care system (OCS) decreased early allograft dysfunction (EAD) and led to greater...
Read MoreInhaled Epoprostenol May Be An Alternative to Inhaled Nitric Oxide After Lung Transplantation
Single-center study finds similar risks for PGD-3 with both In patients undergoing lung transplantation, risks for severe/grade 3 primary graft dysfunction (PGD-3) were similar whether patients were treated with inhaled...
Read MoreLiver Transplant: As Playing Field Leveled, Costs Skyrocketed
Dramatically increased fees tied to organs that cross service-area boundaries The newly implemented liver allocation acuity circles (AC) policy may have leveled the playing field for organ acquisition and distribution, but it...
Read MoreFDA Approves Tacrolimus for Lung Transplants in Adults, Kids
The first immunosuppressant approved for this population The FDA has approved tacrolimus in combination with other immunosuppressants for the prevention of organ rejection in adults and kids receiving lung transplantation. It is...
Read MoreNovel HCC Selection Tool: Better Outcome Predictor for Liver Transplant Patients
More accurate prediction of recurrence risk may expand liver transplantation to previously ineligible HCC patients Compared with currently accepted hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) selection tools, a new tool that incorporates a...
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