Cardiology - Transplant/Augmentation News & Articles

61 Incidence and predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: Analysis from the German transcatheter aortic valve interventions registry Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, March 12, 2013    Clinical Article

62 Association of Hyponatremia and Elevated Copeptin With Death and Need for Transplantation in Ambulatory Patients With Chronic Heart Failure The American Journal of Cardiology, March 11, 2013    Clinical Article

63 Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Implantation Using Edwards SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve in Different Types of Conduits: Initial Results of a Single Center Experience Congenital Heart Disease, March 8, 2013    Clinical Article

64 Hypersensitivity myocarditis and outcome after heart transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, March 8, 2013    Clinical Article

65 Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in a Patient With Severe Aortic Insufficiency and Minimal Aortic Annular Calcification Canadian Journal of Cardiology, March 7, 2013

66 Prognostic utility of the Seattle Heart Failure Score and amino terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide in varying stages of systolic heart failure The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, March 7, 2013    Review Article

67 Ten-Year Results of a Randomized Trial Comparing Tacrolimus Versus Cyclosporine A in Combination With Mycophenolate Mofetil After Heart Transplantation Transplantation, March 4, 2013    Clinical Article

68 Long-Term Effect of Septal or Apical Pacing on Left and Right Ventricular Function after Permanent Pacemaker Implantation Echocardiography, March 4, 2013    Clinical Article

69 Left Atrial Diameter, Aortic Mean Gradient, and Hemoglobin for Risk Stratification in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Full Text Clinical Cardiology, March 1, 2013    Clinical Article

70 Everolimus Versus Mycophenolate Mofetil in Heart Transplantation: A Randomized, Multicenter Trial American Journal of Transplantation, March 1, 2013    Clinical Article

71 Cerebral Embolization during Percutaneous Valve Implantation does not Occur during Balloon Inflation Valvuloplasty: Prospective Diffusion-Weighted Brain MRI Study The Journal of Heart Valve Disease, March 1, 2013

72 Three decades of heart transplantation in Scandinavia: long-term follow-up European Journal of Heart Failure, February 28, 2013    Clinical Article

73 Ventricular Assist Device Implantation in the Elderly: Nationwide Outcomes in the United States Journal of Cardiac Surgery, February 27, 2013    Clinical Article

74 A systematic review on the quality of life benefits after aortic valve replacement in the elderly The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, February 27, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

75 The Value of Machine Perfusion Biomarker Concentration in DCD Kidney Transplantations Transplantation, February 26, 2013    Review Article

76 Is heart transplantation for complex congenital heart disease a good option? A 25-year single centre experience European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, February 25, 2013    Clinical Article

77 Transradial approach in the catheterization laboratory: Pros/cons and suggestions for successful implementation International Journal of Cardiology, February 25, 2013    Review Article

78 Tacrolimus with mycophenolate mofetil or sirolimus compared with calcineurin inhibitor-free immunosuppression (sirolimus/mycophenolate mofetil) after heart transplantation: 5-year results The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, February 25, 2013    Clinical Article

79 Pulmonary artery banding in infants and young children with left ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy: A novel therapeutic strategy before heart transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, February 25, 2013    Clinical Article

80 Panel Reactive Antibody Monitoring in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Ventricle Assist Device as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation Artificial Organs, February 25, 2013    Review Article

1 Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in a Heart Transplant Recipient Following Rituximab Therapy for Antibody-Mediated Rejection American Journal of Transplantation, March 15, 2013

2 Impact of basal heart rate on long-term prognosis of heart transplant patients Transplant International, March 26, 2013    Review Article

3 Clinical outcomes of patients with estimated low or intermediate surgical risk undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation European Heart Journal, April 3, 2013

4 Everolimus Versus Mycophenolate Mofetil in Heart Transplantation: A Randomized, Multicenter Trial American Journal of Transplantation, March 1, 2013

5 Impact of Ventricular Assist Device Complications on Posttransplant Survival: An Analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing Database Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 15, 2013    Review Article

6 Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death With Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Children and Adolescents With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, April 3, 2013

7 Adefovir treatment for chronic hepatitis B in heart transplant recipients Clinical Transplantation, April 2, 2013

8 The utilization of twelve-lead electrocardiography for predicting sudden cardiac death after heart transplantation International Journal of Cardiology, April 15, 2013

9 Septuagenarians Bridged to Heart Transplantation With a Ventricular Assist Device Have Outcomes Similar to Younger Patients Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 4, 2013    Review Article

10 Replacement of Infected Aortic Prosthetic Graft with Aortic Homograft after Heart Transplantation: 13-Year Follow-Up Journal of Cardiac Surgery, April 5, 2013

11 Dietary habits are related to outcomes in patients with advanced heart failure awaiting heart transplantation Journal of Cardiac Failure, April 16, 2013

12 Neurological Complications During Pulsatile Ventricular Assistance With the Berlin Heart EXCOR in Children: Incidence and Risk Factors Artificial Organs, April 18, 2013    Review Article

13 Prognostic Role of Myocardial Performance Index on Long-Term Survival after Heart Transplantation: A Prospective Study Echocardiography, April 22, 2013

14 Differential Effect of Everolimus on Progression of Early and Late Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in Current Clinical Practice American Journal of Transplantation, April 8, 2013

15 Early Experience of Transaortic TAVI—The Future of Surgical TAVI Heart, Lung, and Circulation, April 5, 2013

16 Association Between Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Post-Cardiac Resynchronization Treatment and Subsequent Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy for Sustained Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, April 18, 2013

17 Morbidity and mortality in heart transplant candidates supported with mechanical circulatory support Circulation, February 15, 2013

18 Safety of Continuous Anticoagulation With Dabigatran During Implantation of Cardiac Rhythm Devices The American Journal of Cardiology, April 4, 2013

19 Serum concentrations and pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, April 18, 2013

20 Nocardia veterana endogenous endophthalmitis in a cardiac transplant patient Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection, April 22, 2013    Free full text