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1 Acute fibrinoid organizing pneumonia after lung transplantation American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, June 19, 2013 Clinical Article

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2 Cytokine complex-expanded natural killer cells improve allogeneic lung transplant function via depletion of donor dendritic cells American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, June 18, 2013 Clinical Article

3 Survival benefit of lung transplant for cystic fibrosis since lung allocation score implementation American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, June 17, 2013 Clinical Article

4 Postoperative respiratory management in living donor lobar lung transplantation Clinical Transplantation, June 14, 2013

5 Post-transplant Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia—a re-emerged public health problem Kidney International, June 13, 2013 Review Article
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6 Tacrolimus versus cyclosporin as primary immunosuppression for lung transplant recipients Cochrane Reviews, June 10, 2013 Clinical Article

7 Transplantation of lungs after ex vivo reconditioning in a patient on semi-elective long-term veno-arterial extracorporeal life support European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, June 7, 2013

8 Lung transplant outcomes in cystic fibrosis patients with pre-operative Mycobacterium abscessus respiratory infections Clinical Transplantation, June 4, 2013 Clinical Article

9 Gene set enrichment analysis identifies key innate immune pathways in primary graft dysfunction after lung transplantation American Journal of Transplantation, June 3, 2013 Review Article

10 Simultaneous thoracic and abdominal transplantation: can we justify two organs for one recipient? American Journal of Transplantation, June 3, 2013 Review Article

11 Double-lung transplantation can be safely performed using donors with heavy smoking history Annals of Thoracic Surgery, June 3, 2013 Clinical Article

12 Epidemiology and outcomes of deep surgical site infections following lung transplantation American Journal of Transplantation, May 31, 2013 Clinical Article

13 Impact of multidrug-resistant organisms on patients considered for lung transplantation Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, May 29, 2013 Review Article

14 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

15 Pulmonary rehabilitation in lung transplant candidates The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, May 28, 2013 Clinical Article

16 Repairing thymic function Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation, May 22, 2013 Review Article

17 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

18 Long-term outcomes of bilateral lobar lung transplantation European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 20, 2013 Clinical Article

19 Early lung retrieval from traumatic brain-dead donors does not compromise outcomes following lung transplantation European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, May 17, 2013 Review Article

20 Impact of nutritional state on lung transplant outcomes The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, May 16, 2013 Clinical Article

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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.

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Low 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.

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Bacteremia 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.

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1 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

8 First Report of Lung Transplantation in a Patient With Active Pulmonary Mycobacterium simiae Infection Transplantation Proceedings, March 19, 2013
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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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Pulmonology - Transplantation News & Articles

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Prior Articles

Clinical Pearls in Pulmonology

Highlights in Pulmonology

Simvastatin has a modest effect on Streptococcus pneumoniae infections

Low D-dimer levels identify low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia

Bacteremia increases mortality risk in pneumococcal pneumonia

Most Popular Pulmonology Articles

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