Articles from: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transpl...Cost-effectiveness of bivalirudin in pediatric ventricular assist devices - 6 days
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Despite recent data suggesting improved outcomes with bivalirudin vs heparin in pediatric Ventricular assist devices (VAD), higher costs remain a barrier. This study quantified...
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Bivalirudin now used in 90% young pediatric VAD and is associated with 40% lower hospital mortality and an ICER <$65,000, making it a cost-effective therapy for pediatric VAD. @DanielleBurste1 🔗: https://t.co/uTErIOOC6y - view on twitter
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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transpl...Heart transplant offers are less likely to be accepted on weekends, holidays, and conferences - 1 week
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The existence of a “weekend effect” in heart transplantation (HTx) is understudied. The present study sought to determine whether the odds of (HTx) offer...
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🫀 transplant offers are less likely to be accepted on weekends, holidays, & conferences. Colleagues from @CincyChildrens explore the reasons in a longitudinal analysis of the UNOS database. @jwgreenberg_md 🔗: https://t.co/FxrLRsYhBB https://t.co/FxrLRsYhBB - view on twitter
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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transpl...Implications of and potential solutions for the weekend effect in heart transplantation - 1 week
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Donor-recipient matching is a complex decision process requiring the integration of multiple factors and a holistic view of the situation from both the donor...
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RT @TheJHLT: Check out this article: https://t.co/eDj2aTqu7n @jwgreenberg_md - view on twitter
Donor-recipient matching is a complex decision process requiring the integration of multiple factors and a holistic view of the situation from both the donor...
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Check out this article: https://t.co/eDj2aTqu7n @jwgreenberg_md - view on twitter
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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transpl...Despite heart and lung transplantation being life-saving therapies for children and adolescents, little research has focused on recipients’ lived experience post-transplant. This study captures...
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Following thoracic transplantation, adolescent recipients may experience a perceived ‘transplanted self’, positioning transplantation as a catalyst for positive growth & personal change. #SKResearch @SickKidsNews 🔗: https://t.co/6SHyc5WRSr - view on twitter
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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transpl...Reproductive health after thoracic transplantation: An ISHLT expert consensus statement - 2 weeks
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Pregnancy after thoracic organ transplantation is feasible for select individuals but requires multidisciplinary subspecialty care. Key components for a successful pregnancy after lung or...
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The 2022 ISHLT Guideline for the Care of the Heart Transplant Recipient24 recommends discontinuation 90 days before conception though the basis for this time interval is not clear. 🔗: https://t.co/X9uNs0aXoL - view on twitter
Despite significant advances in therapies, heart failure (HF) remains a progressive disease that, once advanced, is associated with significant death and disability. Cardiac replacement...
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Experts @ Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and @ University of Minnesota Review recent advances in Gut and Oral Microbiome in Heart Failure. @yuzefpolskaya @RyDemmer 🔗: https://t.co/CdFgtIJsZJ https://t.co/CdFgtIJsZJ - view on twitter
Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) is a key support modality for cardiogenic shock (CS). The 2018 UNOS heart transplant allocation algorithm prioritizes VA ECMO...
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RT @RenzoLoyaga: https://t.co/chHVhhWe57 Our latest work "The role of ECMO as a bridge to advanced HF therapies". Thanks to Deepak Acharya… - view on twitter
Patients with structural lung disease and immunocompromised status are at increased risk of pulmonary non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infection. However, literature on NTM in lung...
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In this meta-analysis of NTM in lung transplant recipients, CF and pre-transplant NTM were associated with post-transplant NTM disease. Those with NTM disease had higher mortality (HR 2.69) and CLAD (HR 2.11). @PaigeMartyMD 🔗: https://t.co/ZwLdH61uPX - view on twitter
Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) utilization has significantly outpaced other Status 2 eligibility criteria for heart transplant. The risk of waitlist mortality of IABP-supported patients...
IABP-supported patients have among the lowest Status 2 waitlist mortality in the US, comparable to inotrope Status 3. Others with VT/VF, TAH, or temp LVADs do worse. Read the full report. @TomHanffMD 🔗: https://t.co/XieBfO9tz9 https://t.co/XieBfO9tz9 - view on twitter