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Mashup Score: 0Beyond survival: It's not the trip itself that you remember but rather how it made you feel - 1 year(s) ago
There is no question that the durable devices are life-saving, but what about “living” life after a VAD is implanted? As healthcare providers we are ecstatic that we save a life and can discharge the patient back into their community but what is this new VAD life like for the patient?
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Mashup Score: 0It's not only the pump: Assessment of human factors of wearable components and user experience of patients with left ventricular assist devices - 1 year(s) ago
Despite design improvements in left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) over the past decade, limitations of external, wearable VAD components affect patient quality of life and safety. The aim of this study was to describe both user experience and human factor issues of 2 contemporary LVADs.
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Patients develop creative ways to deal with design limitations of LVAD by modifying accessories/peripherals. #humanfactors @SchloeglhoferT @MedUni_Wien 🔗: https://t.co/V1vgCAmNol
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Immunological injury to the allograft, specifically by antibodies to de novo donor specific human leukocyte antigen (dnDSA) and antibody mediated injury and rejection are the major limitations to graft survival after heart transplantation (HT). As such, our approach to allosensitization remains limited by the inability of contemporaneous immunoassays to unravel pathogenic potential of dnDSA….
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Read the article on HLA sensitization: Up to 30% HT recipients develop dnDSA. DSA against class II HLA predominate (>50%), followed by DSA to both class I & II HLA (up to 30%), while isolated class I HLA DSA are less frequent (<20%). @davebaran 🔗:https://t.co/AdOuXKdA5m
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COVID-19 causes high morbidity and mortality in adult lung transplant (LTX) recipients. Data on COVID-19 in children after LTX is limited. We report the clinical presentation and outcome of SARS-CoV-2 infection in 19 pediatric LTX recipients.
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Risk of severe #COVID19 in children post #lungtransplant low vs. adult recipients. Findings cast doubt on risk vs. benefit of excessive social isolation in pediatric recipients, and may reassure clinicians & caregivers 🔗: https://t.co/FSy44ZmBfj https://t.co/nRBTMPwqxC
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Mashup Score: 2Detection and management of HLA sensitization in candidates for adult heart transplantation - 1 year(s) ago
Heart transplantation (HT) remains the preferred therapy for patients with advanced heart failure. However, for sensitized HT candidates who have antibodies to human leukocyte antigens , finding a suitable donor can be challenging and can lead to adverse waitlist outcomes. In recent years, the number of sensitized patients awaiting HT has increased likely due to the use of durable and mechanical…
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cPRA? Crossmatch? Luminex? Desensitization? If these words fill you with dread, fear no more. This State-of-the-Art Review will increase your understanding of these complex issues! @MKittlesonMD 🔗: https://t.co/0tKeCoDCfn
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Mashup Score: 0Triaging donor lungs based on a microaspiration signature that predicts adverse recipient outcome - 1 year(s) ago
Aspiration is a relative contraindication to accepting donor lungs for transplant and is currently assessed by visual inspection of the airways via bronchoscopy. However, this method is limited as it does not assess for microaspiration. Bile acids measured in large airway bronchial wash (LABW) samples have been shown to be a marker of aspiration in lung transplant recipients. Herein, we…
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Read more here: https://t.co/2kSbn7FXPk
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Mashup Score: 0Effects of Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump delayed deflation timing on carotid blood flow and cardiac mechanics: An ultrasound and haemodynamic study - 1 year(s) ago
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) efficacy is critically affected by the inflation/deflation timing. Balloon deflation may cause a sucking effect, and a steal phenomenon on carotid flow. Delaying IABP deflation reduces the degree of this flow reversal, but at the same time exposes patients to the risk of increased proto-systolic afterload with detrimental effects on the LV. The purpose of this…
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Does delaying IABP deflation improve hemodynamics? @lucabadetti et al. found that delaying IABP deflation to beginning of QRS increased carotid blood flow by 20% and CO by 15%, without compromising LV 🔗: https://t.co/XuU2s6YkL5
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Mashup Score: 0Heart transplantation for COVID-19 myopathy in the United States - 1 year(s) ago
Evidence on characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing heart transplantation for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated cardiomyopathy is limited to case reports. Of all 6,332 patients aged ≥18 years undergoing heart transplantation from July 2020 through May 2022 in the United Network for Organ Sharing database, 12 (0.2%) patients had COVID-19 myocarditis and 98 (1.6%) patients…
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Heart transplantation 🫀 is rarely performed on patients with COVID-19 cardiomyopathy, accounting for 0.2% of transplant practice in the USA based on UNOS data, yet early outcomes appear favorable in select patients. @DEmersonMD 🔗: https://t.co/0YkcXa8x0q
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Mashup Score: 3It's not only the pump: Assessment of human factors of wearable components and user experience of patients with left ventricular assist devices - 1 year(s) ago
Despite design improvements in left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) over the past decade, limitations of external, wearable VAD components affect patient quality of life and safety. The aim of this study was to describe both user experience and human factor issues of 2 contemporary LVADs.
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RT @paulcallan843: https://t.co/kdQt7kxgR6 'have they made any lighter batteries yet?' is one of the most common questions I get asked in L…
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Mashup Score: 2HIV D+/R+ heart/kidney transplantation: First case report - 1 year(s) ago
After being pioneered in South Africa,1 HIV donor-positive to recipient-positive (D+/R+) abdominal organ transplantation has been performed in the United States under research protocols pursuant to the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act.2,3 However, center volume requirements have until now precluded thoracic transplantation. We report the 90-day survival of the world’s first HIV D+/R+ heart…
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World’s first HIV-positive to HIV-positive #hearttransplant has been successfully performed @MonteHeart. @Gracedan10_99 @YoramPuiusMD 🔗: https://t.co/sQFBdpf9GW
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"The new VAD life is not just about survival but also about how it makes you feel". This issue's editorial on the need to address #LVAD peripherals/accessories. 🔗: https://t.co/saAQkPcVtK