Expanding Heart Transplant in the Era of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4748
Abstract: Importance For patients awaiting heart transplant, hepatitis C-positive donors offer an opportunity to expand the donor pool, shorten wait times, and decrease wait-list mortality. While early reported outcomes among few heart transplant recipients have been… read more here.
Keywords: hepatitis; transplant; direct acting; heart transplant ... See more keywords
Trends in Mechanical Support Use as a Bridge to Adult Heart Transplant Under New Allocation Rules.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.0667
Abstract: This study investigates trends in mechanical support use after implementation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network’s new heart transplant allocation rules. read more here.
Keywords: trends mechanical; allocation rules; mechanical support; heart transplant ... See more keywords
Characteristics and Outcomes of Recipients of Heart Transplant With Coronavirus Disease 2019.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.2159
Abstract: Importance Recipients of heart transplant (HT) may be at increased risk of adverse outcomes attributable to infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) because of multiple comorbidities and clinically significant immunosuppression. Objective To describe the characteristics,… read more here.
Keywords: heart; recipients heart; covid; heart transplant ... See more keywords
Trends in US Heart Transplant Waitlist Activity and Volume During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.2696
Abstract: Importance Solid organ transplants have declined significantly during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the US. Limited data exist regarding changes in heart transplant (HT). Objective To describe national and regional trends in waitlist inactivations,… read more here.
Keywords: waitlist additions; waitlist; covid; heart transplant ... See more keywords
Pediatric Heart Transplant Waiting List Times in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.34874
Abstract: This cohort study investigates the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and waiting list times among pediatric heart transplant recipients in the US. read more here.
Keywords: heart transplant; pediatric heart; list times; waiting list ... See more keywords
Accuracy of echocardiographic estimations of right heart pressures in adult heart transplant recipients
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DOI: 10.1002/clc.23835
Abstract: Accurate assessment of right atrial pressure (RAP) and pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) is critical in the management of heart transplant recipients. The accuracy of echocardiography in estimating these pressures has been debated. read more here.
Keywords: recipients accuracy; heart transplant; accuracy echocardiographic; heart ... See more keywords
Counterfactual prediction is not only for causal inference
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DOI: 10.1007/s10654-020-00659-8
Abstract: Clinical researchers generate and analyze health data for three classes of tasks: description, prediction, and counterfactual prediction [1]. Description uses data to provide a quantitative summary of certain features of the world. Prediction uses data… read more here.
Keywords: heart transplant; death; counterfactual prediction; prediction ... See more keywords
Life experiences of adult heart transplant recipients: a new life, challenges, and coping
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DOI: 10.1007/s11136-021-02763-y
Abstract: The process during and after heart transplantation is quite complicated, and studies addressing patient experiences are needed. Heart transplantation particularly affects the recipients’ activities of daily living and exposes them to various complications. The aim… read more here.
Keywords: heart; new life; heart transplant; transplant recipients ... See more keywords
Heart Transplant Donor Selection Guidelines: Review and Recommendations
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DOI: 10.1007/s11886-021-01631-y
Abstract: The rate of heart transplants, while steadily increasing, is insufficient to meet the growing list of transplant candidates. Marginal donors expand the donor pool. However, criteria used to identify donors greatly vary by institution. The… read more here.
Keywords: donor selection; transplant; heart transplant; heart ... See more keywords
Rational Heart Transplant From a Hepatitis C Donor: New Antiviral Weapons Conquer the Trojan Horse.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.08.448
Abstract: BACKGROUND Donors with hepatitis C (HCV) viremia are rarely used for orthotopic heart transplantation (HT) owing to post-transplantation risks. New highly effective HCV antivirals may alter the landscape. METHODS An adult patient unsuitable for bridging… read more here.
Keywords: heart; hepatitis; hcv; heart transplant ... See more keywords
Acute Myocarditis Following Influenza Vaccine in a Heart Transplant Patient
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.131
Abstract: Introduction Seasonal influenza vaccine is recommended in heart transplant patients. While it is typically well tolerated, there have been reports of low level histologic rejections . The influenza vaccine itself has been linked to inflammatory… read more here.
Keywords: heart transplant; transplant patient; influenza vaccine; myocarditis ... See more keywords