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Impact of preoperative renal replacement therapy on the clinical outcome of heart transplant patients
Renal dysfunction is considered as a relative contraindication for heart transplantation (HTx). However, in the real world setting, many patients...
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Electrolyte Management During Stem Cell Transplant
Electrolyte and acid-base disturbances are commonly seen in patients undergoing stem cell transplant (SCT). These may be due to the effect of...
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward postoperative self-management among kidney transplant recipients
BackgroundPatient involvement is crucial to the success of kidney transplants. This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practice...
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Preoperative Assessment and Optimization of Liver Transplant Patients: Cardiac Issues in Liver Disease
The heart and the liver are closely related organs in health and disease. Hemodynamic swings in liver transplantation (LT) surgery impose extreme...
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Current perspective of immunomodulators for lung transplant
Lung transplantation is an effective treatment option for selected patients suffering from end-stage lung disease. More intensive immunosuppression...
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Cell-free DNA in the surveillance of heart transplant rejection
BackgroundCirculating cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (cfDNA) is promptly materializing as a highly useful tool for the surveillance of solid-organ...
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Mechanical Circulatory Support and DCDD Heart Transplantation
Heart transplantation has an immense prognostic effect for patients with end-stage heart failure (ESHF). It is currently limited however by a...
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Role of ECMO in Liver Transplant
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of extracorporeal life support (ECLS), which can take over the function of the heart or lung or...
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Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus
Post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is one of the important metabolic complications occurring in about 10–20% of the patients following kidney...
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Post-Kidney Transplant Lymphocele
Lymphoceles are lymph-containing fluid collections covered by a fibrous capsule and are a well-described complication of renal transplant. They are...
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Stem Cell Transplant for Hemoglobinopathies
Hemoglobinopathies include all genetic diseases leading to abnormal hemoglobin production. Thalassemia and sickle cell disease (SCD) are the two most...
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Holistic care and symptom management for pediatric kidney transplant recipients
While many aspects of life may improve substantially for children and young people undergoing kidney transplant, there may be new challenges...
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Cytomegalovirus Infection Post Stem Cell Transplant
CMV infection is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality in patients following allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo SCT). The higher...
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Advanced Heart Failure Therapies: Specific Considerations for Cardio-Oncology Patients
Purpose of ReviewHeart failure and cancer share common risk factors. We sought to describe outcomes of advanced heart failure therapies in the...
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Heart-Lung Transplantation
Heart-lung transplantation is a complex, infrequently performed operation. The indication for this operation is restricted to those with combined...
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Recurrent bleeding duodenal and colonic ulcers due to post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a rare complication of solid organ transplantation as the result of immunosuppressant...
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Risk factors and multi-pathogen infections in kidney transplant recipients with omicron variant pneumonia: a retrospective analysis
BackgroundKidney transplant recipients (KTRs) are at an elevated risk of progressing to severe infections upon contracting COVID-19. We conducted a...
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Life experiences of adult heart transplant recipients: a new life, challenges, and co**
PurposeThe process during and after heart transplantation is quite complicated, and studies addressing patient experiences are needed . Heart...
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The German Organ Transplant Scandal: The Collective Mindsets of Physicians
On the backdrop of the “German Organ Transplant Scandal”, we explore the question of which unwritten rules were supportive of guideline violations...
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Novel Therapeutic Strategies in Heart Failure in Adult Congenital Heart Disease: of Medicines and Devices
Purpose of ReviewThis paper reviews the latest literature on the growing field of heart failure in the adult congenital heart disease population.
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