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Single-Center Experience With Protocolized Treatment of Left Ventricular Assist Device Infections

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
PurposeBecause of the current lack of evidence-based antimicrobial treatment guidelines, Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) infections are often treated according to local insights.
Nelianne J. Verkaik, Yunus C. Yalcin, Yunus C. Yalcin, Hannelore I. Bax, Hannelore I. Bax, Alina A. Constantinescu, Jasper J. Brugts, Olivier C. Manintveld, Ozcan Birim, Peter D. Croughs, Ad J. J. C. Bogers, Kadir Caliskan   +11 more
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Pediatric heart transplantation

Journal of thoracic disease, 2015
Pediatric heart transplantation (pHTx) represents a small (14%) but very important and particular part in the field of cardiac transplantation. This treatment has lifelong impact on children. To achieve the best short and especially long-term survival with adequate quality of life, which is of crucial importance for this young patient population, one ...
Schweiger, Martin, Stiasny, Brian, Dave, Hitendu, Cavigelli-Brunner, Anna, Balmer, Christian, Kretschmar, Oliver, Bürki, Christoph, Klauwer, Dietrich, Hübler, Michael   +8 more
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Characterizing Parental Concerns About Lasting Impacts of Treatment in Children With B‐Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, and while most children in high‐resource settings are cured, therapy carries risks for long‐term toxicities. Understanding parents’ concerns about these late effects is essential to guide anticipatory support and inform evolving therapeutic approaches ...
Kellee N. Parker, Sarah W. Alexander, Lisa M. Jacola, Kimberly A. Buff, Kyobin Hwang, Elham Hashemi, Gregory Stoddard, Lindsay A. Jibb   +7 more
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DELP Treatment on Vision and Retinal Microcirculation in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Report of Five Cases and Literature Review

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The delipid extracorporeal lipoprotein filter from plasma (DELP) treatment can effectively reduce blood lipid, increase blood flow, and improve neurological deficits in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, its effect on vision and retinal microcirculation in stroke patients has never been reported.
Ning Li, Ronghua Hong, Hua You, Feiping Xu, Qingjun Zhang, Yiwen Lin, Yuting Su, Danmei Lan, Lingjing Jin, Junhui She   +9 more
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Prevalence of, association with, severity of, and prognostic role of serum hemoglobin level in acutely decompensated heart failure patients

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2023
Background The role of hemoglobin (Hb) level in the short-term prognosis of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) remains a matter of debate.
Sepehr Omoomi, Maryam Heidarpour, Najmeh Rabanipour, Mona Saadati, Omid Vakilbashi, Davood Shafie   +5 more
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High-affinity CD16 integration into a CRISPR/Cas9-edited CD38 locus augments CD38-directed antitumor activity of primary human natural killer cells

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 2022
Background Adoptive transfer of natural killer (NK) cells with augmented antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) capabilities and resistance to CD38 targeting has the potential to enhance the clinical anti-myeloma activity of daratumumab (DARA ...
Long Chen, Richard Childs, Robert Reger, Mala Chakraborty, Joseph Andrew Clara, Emily R Levy, Stefan Barisic, Elena Cherkasova, David S J Allan   +8 more
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Heart transplantation: review [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo), 2015
ABSTRACT Heart transplantation is currently the definitive gold standard surgical approach in the treatment of refractory heart failure. However, the shortage of donors limits the achievement of a greater number of heart transplants, in which the use of mechanical circulatory support devices is increasing.
Mangini, Sandrigo, Alves, Bárbara Rubim, Silvestre, Odílson Marcos, Pires, Philippe Vieira, Pires, Lucas José Tachotti, Curiati, Milena Novaes Cardoso, Bacal, Fernando   +6 more
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A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
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Oritavancin in LVAD related infections - a chance for shortening therapy and improving outcomes

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background LVAD utility in heart failure patients is growing. Despite advancement in technology rates of LVAD- related infections remain high limiting outcomes. We aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of oritavancin for LVAD-related Gram-positive
Marta Załęska-Kocięcka, Szymon Mielczarek, Piotr Góral, Kamil Marcinkiewicz, Katarzyna Byczkowska, Karina Zatorska, Justyna Cieślik, Karolina Paszyń, Aleksandra Tomaszek, Piotr Kołsut, Katarzyna Jóźwik-Plebanek, Jarosław Kuriata, Jarosław Szymański, Przemysław Leszek   +13 more
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Transendocardial CD34+ Cell Therapy does not Increase the Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure

Cell Transplantation, 2019
Ventricular arrhythmias (VA) are of major concern in the field of cell therapy, potentially limiting its safety and efficacy. We sought to investigate the effects of CD34 + cell therapy on VA burden in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF).
Gregor Poglajen, Gregor Zemljič, Andraž Cerar, Sabina Frljak, Martina Jaklič, Vesna Androcec, Bojan Vrtovec   +6 more
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