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Acute Cellular Rejection in Heart Transplant Patients: Insights of Global Longitudinal Strain, Myocardial Work, and an Exclusive Group of Chagas Disease

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022
BackgroundEchocardiographic markers associated with asymptomatic acute cellular rejection (ACR) in patients with orthotopic heart transplant (HT) are still under investigation. The aim of our study was to determine clinical and myocardial strain imaging (
Maria Estefânia Bosco Otto, Aline Maria Araújo Martins, Aline de Oliveira Martins Campos Dall’Orto, Simone Ferreira Leite, Marco Antonio Freitas de Queiroz Mauricio Filho, Natalia Taveira Martins, Samuel Rabelo de Araújo, Soraya Vasconcelos Almeida, Mariana Ubaldo Barbosa Paiva, Fernando Antibas Atik, Fernando Antibas Atik   +10 more
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Major adverse kidney events predict reduced survival in ventricular assist device supported patients

ESC Heart Failure, 2023
Aims There is limited data describing major adverse kidney events (MAKE) in patients supported with ventricular assist devices (VAD). We aim to describe the association between MAKE and survival, risk factors for MAKE, and renal trajectory in VAD ...
Sumita Barua, Sean M. Conte, Callum Cherrett, Katherine L. Kearney, Desiree Robson, Christopher Bragg, Peter S. Macdonald, Kavitha Muthiah, Christopher S. Hayward   +8 more
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Atypical Atrial Tachycardia in a Newborn – a Case Report

Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine, 2022
We present the case of a neonatal patient with atrial tachycardia with unusual characteristics – abrupt onset and cessation, non-responsiveness to overdrive, termination by direct cardio-version – in association with an ostium secundum-type atrial septal
Gábor-Miklósi Dorottya, Cerghit-Paler Andreea, Sus Ioana, Ghiragosian-Rusu Simina, Făgărășan Amalia, Togănel Rodica, Gozar Liliana   +6 more
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Left ventricle dysfunction in patients with critical neonatal pulmonary stenosis: echocardiographic predictors. A single-center retrospective study [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Background The aim of this study is to identify echocardiographic predictors of transient left ventricle dysfunction after pulmonary valve balloon dilatation (PVBD), in neonates with pulmonary valve stenosis (PVS) and atresia with intact septum (PAIVS ...
Carolina D’Anna, Alessio Franceschini, Micol Rebonato, Paolo Ciliberti, Claudia Esposito, Roberto Formigari, Maria Giulia Gagliardi, Paolo Guccione, Gianfranco Butera, Lorenzo Galletti, Marcello Chinali   +10 more
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Axillary mechanical circulatory support improves renal function prior to heart transplantation in patients with chronic kidney disease

Scientific Reports, 2023
Impaired kidney function is often associated with acute decompensation of chronic heart failure and portends a poor prognosis. Unfortunately, current data have demonstrated worse survival in patients with acute kidney injury than in patients with chronic
Ji-Min Jang, Tambi Jarmi, Basar Sareyyupoglu, Jose Nativi, Parag C. Patel, Juan C. Leoni, Kevin Landolfo, Si Pham, Daniel S. Yip, Rohan M. Goswami   +9 more
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Reversibility of Frailty After Bridge-to-Transplant Ventricular Assist Device Implantation or Heart Transplantation

Transplantation Direct, 2017
Background. We recently reported that frailty is independently predictive of increased mortality in patients with advanced heart failure referred for heart transplantation (HTx).
Sunita R. Jha, BMed Sci (Hons), Malin K. Hannu, BMed Sci (Physio) M Occ Ther, Phillip J. Newton, RN, PhD, Kay Wilhelm, MBBS, MD, FRANZCP, Christopher S. Hayward, MBBS, MD, Andrew Jabbour, MBBS, PhD, Eugene Kotlyar, MD, Anne Keogh, MD, Kumud Dhital, FRACS, PhD, Emily Granger, FRACS, Mark Connellan, MBBCh, FCCardio, MMed, FRACS, Paul Jansz, FRACS, PhD, Phillip M. Spratt, MBBS, FRCS, FRACS, Elyn Montgomery, RN, Angela Smith, RN, Michelle Harkess, MCN, Peta Tunicliff, RN, Patricia M. Davidson, RN, PhD, Peter S. Macdonald, MD, PhD   +18 more
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Incidence and outcomes of cancer treatment-related cardiomyopathy among referrals for advanced heart failure

Cardio-Oncology, 2018
Background Approximately 2–3% of patients undergoing advanced heart failure therapies such as left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) and orthotropic heart transplantation (OHT) have chemotherapy-related cardiomyopathy, according to analyses of large ...
Raquel Araujo-Gutierrez, Sergio H. Ibarra-Cortez, Jerry D. Estep, Arvind Bhimaraj, Ashrith Guha, Imad Hussain, Myung H. Park, Guillermo Torre-Amione, Barry H. Trachtenberg   +8 more
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Competitive sport after SARS-CoV-2 infection in children

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Background With the gradual resumption of sports activities after the lock-down period for coronavirus pandemic, a new problem is emerging: Allow all athletes to be able to return to compete after SARS-CoV-2 infection in total safety.
Giulia Cafiero, Flaminia Passi, Francesca Ippolita Calo’ Carducci, Federica Gentili, Ugo Giordano, Chiara Perri, Melania Hashem Said, Attililo Turchetta   +7 more
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Changes in the Cath Lab in the Treatment of Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: A 12-Year Experience in a Single Referral Center with the Establishment of a Dedicated Working Group

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023
Background: Adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD) are a growing population needing ongoing care. The aim of this study was to investigate if a dedicated ACHD team impacted the timing and indication of invasive cardiology procedures in these ...
Maria Giulia Gagliardi, Roberto Formigari, Marco Alfonso Perrone, Elettra Pomiato, Francesca Fanisio, Mario Panebianco, Rosaria Barracano, Paolo Guccione, Rosalinda Palmieri, Massimiliano Raponi, Lorenzo Galletti   +10 more
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ATGL Deficiency-Induced Triglyceride Deposit Cardiomyovasculopathy Requiring Heart Transplant

JACC: Case Reports, 2020
A young man presented with syncope. He was diagnosed with triglyceride deposit cardiomyovasculopathy and skeletal myopathy secondary to adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) deficiency.
Prina Rajani, MBBS, Jan Lukas Robertus, PhD, Joyce Wong, PhD, Tessa Homfray, MBBS, Fernando Riesgo Gil, MD, Mayooran Shanmuganathan, MBBS   +5 more
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