Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Abnormal proliferation of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) is a critical pathological feature in the pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), but the regulatory mechanisms remain largely unknown.
Yong-Jie Chen +14 more
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Reversibility of lymphomas and lymphoproliferative lesions developing under cyclosporin-steroid therapy [PDF]
, 1984 Post-transplant lymphomas or other lymphoproliferative lesions, which were usually associated with Epstein-Barr virus infections, developed in 8, 4, 3, and 2 recipients, respectively, of cadaveric kidney, liver, heart, and heart-lung homografts ...
Atchison, RW +12 more
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Children, 2022 Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect and major aortopulmonary collaterals is a complex congenital heart defect that includes a heterogeneous subgroup of patients.
Matteo Trezzi +5 more
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Extracorporeal support for pulmonary resection: current indications and results. [PDF]
, 2016 Extracorporeal assistances are exponentially used for patients, with acute severe but reversible heart or lung failure, to provide more prolonged support to bridge patients to heart and/or lung transplantation.
Gonzalez, M. +5 more
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Setting the ball rolling on post-transplant cardiac rehabilitation in India
IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports, 2022 Post-transplant cardiac rehabilitation reduces major adverse cardiac events and improves long-term survival but is nonexistent in India. This case series shows that cardiac rehabilitation improves health-related behaviour, health-related quality of life ...
Priya Chockalingam +4 more
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Haematologica, 2013 Delayed immune recovery is a characteristic feature of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adult recipients. Although recipient thymic T-cell neogenesis contributes to T-cell regeneration after transplantation, thymic recovery in the ...
Zachariah McIver +8 more
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Unusual right ventricle outflow tract obstruction in Dacron valved conduits
International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease, 2021 Various biological valved conduits have been used to treat the obstructions of the right ventricle. These conduits have different rates and etiologies for conduit stenosis during early- and long-term follow-up.
Mario Giordano +3 more
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Not All Antibodies Are Created Equal: Factors That Influence Antibody Mediated Rejection. [PDF]
, 2017 Consistent with Dr. Paul Terasaki's "humoral theory of rejection" numerous studies have shown that HLA antibodies can cause acute and chronic antibody mediated rejection (AMR) and decreased graft survival. New evidence also supports a role for antibodies
Butler, Carrie L +3 more
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The XIIIth Banff Conference on Allograft Pathology: The Banff 2015 Heart Meeting Report: Improving Antibody-Mediated Rejection Diagnostics: Strengths, Unmet Needs, and Future Directions. [PDF]
, 2017 The 13th Banff Conference on Allograft Pathology was held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from October 5 to 10, 2015. The cardiac session was devoted to current diagnostic issues in heart transplantation with a focus on antibody-mediated rejection
Angelini, A +18 more
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Factors influencing transfusion-associated HLA sensitization in patients bridged to heart transplantation using ventricular assist device. [PDF]
, 2020 BackgroundBridging heart failure patients with mechanical ventricular assist devices (VAD) enables access to transplantation. However, VAD is associated with increased risk for anti-HLA antibodies associated with rejection of subsequent allografts ...
Adler, Eric +5 more
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