Perioperative donor bone marrow infusion augments chimerism in heart and lung transplant recipients [PDF]
Background.: We and others have demonstrated that a low level of donor cell chimerism was present for years after transplantation in tissues and peripheral blood of heart and lung recipients; it was associated, in the latter, with a lower incidence of ...
Abdul S. Rao +34 more
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Ethnic disparity in Israel impacts long-term results after heart transplantation
Background Ethnicity may affect graft longevity and recipient mortality after heart transplantation (HTx). We hypothesized that differences in ethnic origin between Arabs and Jews undergoing HTx in Israel may contribute to differences in long-term ...
Yael Peled +8 more
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Heart transplantation: current practice and outlook to the future. [PDF]
QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: The field of heart transplantation has seen substantial progress in the last 40 years. The breakthroughs in long-term survival were followed by a period of stagnation in the last decade.
Hullin, R.
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Surgical treatment of multiple echinococcosis of left ventricle
We describe a rare case of surgical management of multiple echinococcosis of left ventricle.
Jamalbek I. Ashimov +4 more
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Frequency of detection of congenital heart diseases in different regions of Kyrgyz Republic
In this article, we present preliminary results of screening for congenital heart diseases (CHD) in Kyrgyz Republic. Pilot project for early diagnostics of CHD, launched in this year, shows initial results of screening in remote areas of our country.
Taalaibek Z. Kudaiberdiev +4 more
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Urgent use of the heart autotransplantation procedure to remove the malignant tumor of left atrium
Autotransplantation is a relatively rare method used in cardiac surgery. It gives the surgeon excellent opportunities for precise surgical treatment of hard-to-reach pathologies located in the heart cavities, which is especially important when the aim of
Maciej Rachwalik +3 more
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Noninvasive in vivo tracking of mesenchymal stem cells and evaluation of cell therapeutic effects in a murine model using a clinical 3.0 T MRI [PDF]
Cardiac cell therapy with mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) represents a promising treatment approach for endstage heart failure. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms and the fate of the transplanted cells. The objective of the presented
Bovenschulte, Henning +11 more
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A unique case of primary refractory FLT3-itd mutated acute myeloid leukemia in an elderly patient, who achieved completed morphological remission, and FLT3-itd negativity, following 9 cycles of azacitadine in combination with escalating doses of donor ...
Claire Horgan +5 more
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Background The donor’s mode of brain death (BD), being associated with impairment of myocardial function and hemodynamic performance, impacts the prognosis of the heart transplantation (HTx) recipient.
Eilon Ram +7 more
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Transplantation of the heart after circulatory death of the donor: time for a change in law? [PDF]
Procurement of organs has always been conducted according to the dead donor rule, that is, after death of the donor — but this practice is being challenged. Introduction Australia has an increasing shortfall in transplantable hearts.
James Tibballs, Neera Bhatia
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