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Latest Full Text Articles (58) Focus on Sarcoidosis121 Probable Phaeoacremonium parasiticum as a cause of cavitary native lung nodules after single lung transplantation Transplant Infectious Disease, January 9, 2013
122 Outcome of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Lower Respiratory Tract Disease in Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients Receiving Aerosolized Ribavirin: Significance of Stem Cell Source and Oxygen Requirement Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, January 8, 2013 Clinical Article
123 Recovery from AKI and Short- and Long-Term Outcomes after Lung Transplantation Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, January 8, 2013 Clinical Guideline
124 Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, hypogammaglobulinemia, and infectious complications of lung transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, January 7, 2013 Review Article
125 Is lung transplantation survival better in infants? Analysis of over 80 infants The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, January 7, 2013 Review Article
126 Aortic Valve Replacement Performed Twice Through Ministernotomy 15 Years After Lung Transplantation Annals of Thoracic Surgery, January 7, 2013
127 Donor-specific antibodies are associated with antibody-mediated rejection, acute cellular rejection, bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome, and cystic fibrosis after lung transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, January 7, 2013 Review Article
128 Progression pattern of restrictive allograft syndrome after lung transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, January 7, 2013 Clinical Article
129 An unexpectedly high prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes in patients awaiting lung transplantation The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, January 4, 2013 Review Article
130 Significance of and Risk Factors for the Development of Central Airway Stenosis After Lung Transplantation American Journal of Transplantation, January 3, 2013 Clinical Guideline
131 High-Dose Cyclophosphamide Therapy Associated with Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Respiration, January 2, 2013
132 DAS181 treatment of severe parainfluenza type 3 pneumonia in a lung transplant recipient Transplant Infectious Disease, January 2, 2013
133 QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube test for diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection in solid organ transplant candidates: a single-center study in an area endemic for TB Transplant Infectious Disease, December 19, 2012
134 Psychological impact of working with patients with cystic fibrosis at end-of-life, pre-transplant stage Palliative & Supportive Care, December 14, 2012
135 Ferret Lung Transplant: An Orthotopic Model of Obliterative Bronchiolitis American Journal of Transplantation, December 12, 2012
136 Late-Onset Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in Lung Transplant Recipients: Can CMV Serostatus Guide the Duration of Prophylaxis American Journal of Transplantation, December 11, 2012
137 Functional Status After Lung Transplantation in Older Adults in the Postallocation Score Era American Journal of Transplantation, December 11, 2012
138 Successful lung transplantation in the presence of pre-existing donor-specific cytotoxic HLA Class II antibodies The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, December 5, 2012
139 Plasma monocyte chemotactic protein-1 levels at 24 hours are a biomarker of primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation Translational Research, The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, December 3, 2012
140 Cancer Risk in Cystic Fibrosis: A 20-Year Nationwide Study From the United States Journal of the National Cancer Institute, November 26, 2012
Clinical Pearls in Pulmonology
- Chloral hydrate is a sedative that might be used to promote sleep in your pediatric migraine patients.
- Along with cough variant asthma and nasal disease, gastroesophageal reflux is considered one of three main causes of chronic cough.
- Trazodone does not improve sleep for methadone-maintained persons with sleep disturbance.
Highlights in Pulmonology
Simvastatin has a modest effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infections
Using a murine mouse model of pneumonia, prolonged simvastatin therapy has a measureable effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, but no effect on mortality. Mice were treated with simvastatin (1 mg/kg/d [low dose] or 10 mg/kg/d [high dose]) for 4 weeks, then infected with S. pneumoniae intrathecally. Mice treated with the high-dose regimen had less lung consolidation, decreased macrophage and neutrophil infiltration, decreased MCP-1, KC, and ICAM-1 production, and decreased bacterial titers in the blood 36 and 42 h post-infection. Despite these favorable physiologic effects, there was no effect on mortality compared to control mice treated with ampicillin 48 h post-infection.
Read the article summaryLow D-dimer levels identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia
As published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, there were no mortalities in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and low levels of D-dimer (< 500 ug/l). Of 147 patients in the study, D-dimer levels were elevated in those with severe CAP (2166 vs. 1630 ug/l), day 30-clinical failure (2228 vs. 1594 ug/l), early failure (2499 vs. 1669 ug/l), and non-survivors (3025 vs. 1680 ug/l). Importantly, D-dimer levels were not shown to be associated with clinical outcome based on multivariate analysis.
Read the article summaryBacteremia increases mortality risk in pneumococcal pneumonia
As published in the Journal of Infection, 114 of 981 (11.6%) of patients with pneumococcal pneumonia were bacteremic. Risk factors for bacteremia included immunosuppressants, age < 65 years, and diabetes mellitus. Patients with pneumococcal pneumonia and bacteria were at increased risk for mortality (28.6% vs. 8.5%). The combination of bacteremia, cerebrovascular disease, and septic shock had a strong association with mortality in patients with pneumococcal pneumonia.
Read the article summaryMost Popular Pulmonology Articles
Last month's top read Top Articles of 20121 An Acute Change in Lung Allocation Score and Survival After Lung Transplantation A Cohort Study Annals of Internal Medicine, May 9, 2013
2 Impact of nutritional state on lung transplant outcomes The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, May 16, 2013
3 Long-term outcomes of bilateral lobar lung transplantation European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 20, 2013
4 Impact of multidrug-resistant organisms on patients considered for lung transplantation Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, May 29, 2013 Review Article
5 Measurement of extravascular lung water following human brain death: implications for lung donor assessment and transplantation European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 21, 2013 Review Article
6 Lung transplant is a viable treatment option for patients with congenital and acquired pulmonary vein stenosis The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, May 28, 2013 Review Article
7 Calcineurin inhibitors in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome following stem cell transplantation European Respiratory Journal , May 6, 2013
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First Report of Lung Transplantation in a Patient With Active Pulmonary Mycobacterium simiae Infection
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9 Should heart, lung, and liver transplant recipients receive immunosuppression induction for kidney transplantation Clinical Transplantation, February 18, 2009
10 Cytomegalovirus Prevention in High-risk Lung Transplant Recipients: Comparison of 3- vs 12-Month Valganciclovir Therapy The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, July 1, 2009
11 Induction therapy in lung transplantation Transplant International, May 3, 2013
12 Disparities in lung transplantation before and after introduction of the lung allocation score The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, April 16, 2013
13 Time-dependent changes in the risk of death in pure bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, March 6, 2013 Review Article
14 Pulmonary rehabilitation in lung transplant candidates The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, May 28, 2013
15 Lung and Heart–Lung Transplantation in Children and Adolescents: A Long-term Single-center Experience The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, March 19, 2009
16 Early results in transplantation of initially rejected donor lungs after ex vivo lung perfusion: a case-control study European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 15, 2013 Review Article
17 Pulmonary Hypertension in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Interstitial Lung Diseases Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, August 10, 2009
18 The effect of center volume on the incidence of postoperative complications and their impact on survival after lung transplantation The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, September 24, 2012
19 Chronic kidney disease in children following lung and heart-lung transplantation Pediatric Transplantation, February 26, 2009
20 The use of lung donors older than 55 years: A review of the United Network of Organ Sharing database The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, May 16, 2013 Review Article
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