Cardiology - Transplant/Augmentation News & Articles

1 Lymphotoxin-Beta Receptor Blockade Induces Inflammation and Fibrosis in Tolerized Cardiac Allografts American Journal of Transplantation, May 18, 2012

2 The Potential to Avoid Heart Transplantation in Children: Outpatient Bridge to Recovery with an Intracorporeal Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device in a 14-Year-Old Congenital Heart Disease, May 18, 2012

3 Donor B-type natriuretic peptide predicts early cardiac performance after heart transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, May 18, 2012

4 Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Compared by Intravascular Ultrasound Sonography: Everolimus to Mycophenolate Mofetil--One Single-Center Experience Transplantation Proceedings, May 11, 2012    Clinical Article

5 Endomyocardial Biopsy in Heart Transplantation: Schedule or Event Transplantation Proceedings, May 11, 2012

6 Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation and Thoratec Pneumatic Ventricular Assist Devices as Double Bridge to Heart Transplantation Transplantation Proceedings, May 11, 2012

7 Isolated Cardiac Sarcoidosis in Heart Transplantation Transplantation Proceedings, May 11, 2012

8 Ventricular Assist Device Application as a Bridge to Pediatric Heart Transplantation: A Single Centers Experience Transplantation Proceedings, May 11, 2012

9 Twenty-four Year Single-Center Experience of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Heart Transplantation Transplantation Proceedings, May 11, 2012

10 Supraventricular arrhythmias late after orthotopic cardiac transplantation: electrocardiographic and electrophysiological characterization and radiofrequency ablation Europace, May 11, 2012

11 Clinical Experience of Tacrolimus With Everolimus in Heart Transplantation Transplantation Proceedings, May 10, 2012    Clinical Article

12 The Outcome of Heart Transplantation in Hepatitis C-Positive Recipients Transplantation Proceedings, May 10, 2012

13 Steroid Pulse Therapy Combined with Plasmapheresis for Clinically Compromised Patients after Heart Transplantation Transplantation Proceedings, May 8, 2012    Clinical Article

14 Combined St. Thomas and Histidine-Tryptophan-Ketoglutarat Solutions for Myocardial Preservation in Heart Transplantation Patients Transplantation Proceedings, May 8, 2012

15 Combined Heart Transplantation and Total Replacement of Thoracic Aorta in Marfans Syndrome With Recurrent Aortic Dissection: A Case Report Transplantation Proceedings, May 8, 2012

16 Second line options for hyperlipidemia management after cardiac transplantation Cardiovascular Drug Reviews, May 4, 2012

17 Infections of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: A Retrospective Multicenter Observational Study Medicine, May 4, 2012

18 Short crossclamp heart transplantation: a modified technique Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals, May 3, 2012

19 Tacrolimus-related hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in an adult cardiac transplant patient Full Text Chinese Medical Journal, May 2, 2012

20 Dynamic pulmonary artery obstruction causing right ventricular failure after cardiac transplantation in a patient with mustard-senning corrected d-transposition of the great arteries Congenital Heart Disease, May 2, 2012

1 What Predicts Long-Term Survival After Heart Transplantation? An Analysis of 9,400 Ten-Year Survivors Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 12, 2012

2 Impact of high-dose inotropic donor support on early myocardial necrosis and outcomes in cardiac transplantation Clinical Transplantation, April 25, 2012

3 Long-term clinical outcomes in patients treated with drug-eluting compared to bare-metal stents for the treatment of transplant coronary artery disease Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, April 26, 2012

4 Risk factors for early death in patients bridged to transplant with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices Annals of Thoracic Surgery, April 30, 2012

5 Importance of monocyte deactivation in determining early outcome after ventricular assist device implantation The International Journal of Artificial Organs, April 5, 2012

6 Does the cardioplegic solution have an effect on early outcomes following heart transplantation European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, April 4, 2012

7 Noninvasive electrocardiographic mapping for prediction of tachycardia mechanism and origin of atrial tachycardia following bilateral pulmonary transplantation Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, April 5, 2012

8 A Risk-Prediction Model for In-hospital Mortality After Heart Transplantation in US Children American Journal of Transplantation, March 6, 2012

9 Follow-up examination of 12 heart transplant recipients with cardiac CT Clinical Imaging, March 30, 2012

10 Enhanced Exercise Performance and Survival Associated with Evidence of Autonomic Reinnervation in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients American Journal of Transplantation, April 10, 2012

11 Identifying Recipients at High Risk for Graft Failure After Heart Retransplantation Annals of Thoracic Surgery, March 6, 2012

12 Endomyocardial biopsy and selective coronary angiography are low-risk procedures in pediatric heart transplant recipients: Results of a multicenter experience The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, March 30, 2012

13 Mitral valve surgery for severe mitral regurgitation and dilated cardiomyopathy-a bridge to transplant: case report and a review of literature Congenital Heart Disease, April 30, 2012

14 Older patients (age 65+) report better quality of life, psychological adjustment, and adherence than younger patients 5 years after heart transplant: A multisite study The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 19, 2012

15 Cardiac Transplantation in Adults With Aortic Valve Disease With Focus on the Bicuspid Aortic Valve The American Journal of Cardiology, April 19, 2012

16 Differential Expression of MicroRNAs During Allograft Rejection American Journal of Transplantation, March 6, 2012