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Preventing kidney transplant failure by screening for antibodies against human leucocyte antigens followed by optimised immunosuppression: OuTSMART RCT

Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation, 2023
Design Investigator-led, prospective, open-labelled marker-based strategy (hybrid) randomised trial. Background Allografts in 3% of kidney transplant patients fail annually.
Stringer Dominic, Gardner Leanne, Shaw Olivia, Clarke Brendan, Briggs David, Worthington Judith, Buckland Matthew, Hilton Rachel, Picton Michael, Thuraisingham Raj, Borrows Richard, Baker Richard, Tinch-Taylor Rose, Horne Robert, McCrone Paul, Kelly Joanna, Murphy Caroline, Peacock Janet, Dorling Anthony   +18 more
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A giant mystery in giant cell myocarditis: navigating diagnosis, immunosuppression, and mechanical circulatory support. [PDF]

, 2020
Giant cell myocarditis is a rare but often devastating diagnosis. Advances in cardiac imaging and mechanical circulatory support have led to earlier and more frequent diagnoses and successful management. This disease state has wide variation in acuity of
Dunn, Steven P, Fallon, Julianne M, Kennedy, Jamie LW, Parker, Alex M   +3 more
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COVID-19 as Another Trigger for HBV Reactivation: Clinical Case and Review of Literature

Pathogens, 2022
Universal hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination has been applied for years in most countries, but HBV infection remains an unresolved public health problem worldwide, with over one-third of the world’s population infected during their lifetime and ...
Caterina Sagnelli, Laura Montella, Pierantonio Grimaldi, Mariantonietta Pisaturo, Loredana Alessio, Stefania De Pascalis, Evangelista Sagnelli, Nicola Coppola   +7 more
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Orthotopic Liver Transplantation of a SARS-CoV-2 Negative Recipient from a Positive Donor: The Border between Uncertainty and Necessity in a Pandemic Era- Case Report and Overview of the Literature

Medicina, 2023
(1) Introduction: Liver transplantation represents the gold-standard therapy in eligible patients with acute liver failure or end-stage liver disease.
Gabriela Droc, Cristina Martac, Cristina Georgiana Buzatu, Miruna Jipa, Maria Daniela Punga, Sebastian Isac   +5 more
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Co Treatment With Biologic Agents and Immunotherapy in the Setting of irAEs of Difficult Management

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
In recent years, immunotherapy has become an important pillar of cancer treatment, with high response rates regardless of tumor histology or baseline mutations, sometime in patients without any alternative of treatment.
Virginia Robles-Alonso, Fernando Martínez-Valle, Natalia Borruel, Natalia Borruel   +3 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, Bahnson, HT, Griffith, BP, Hakala, TR, Hardesty, RL, Ho, M, Iwatsuki, S, Jaffe, R, Nalesnik, MA, Porter, KA, Rosenthal, JT, Shaw, BW, Starzl, TE   +12 more
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FIRST EXPERIENCE OF APPLICATION OF ASSIST CIRCULATION DEVICE USING BIVENTRICULAR TYPE «EXCOR»

Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2018
The frequency of use of assist blood device as the «bridge» to the heart transplantation increased in last years. An assessment of results of first 7 implantations of assist circulation device using biventricular type «Excor» was made.
M. L. Gordeev, M. A. Karpenko, G. V. Nikolaev, A. S. Gnevashev, E. Ya. Malaya, A. V. Naimushin, V. E. Rubinchik, I. V. Sukhova, L. B. Mitrofanova, M. Yu. Somin, Yu. V. Sazonova, S. S. Stepanov, P. A. Fedotov   +12 more
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Case Report: A Case Series of Immunobiological Therapy (Anti-TNF-α) for Patients With Erythema Nodosum Leprosum

Frontiers in Medicine, 2022
Patients with leprosy may experience a chronic and severe type II leprosy reaction (ENL) erythema nodosum leprosum that may not respond to thalidomide and systemic immunosuppressants or may even cause serious adverse events. We here present four patients
Ana Flávia Moura Mendes, Ciro Martins Gomes, Patrícia Shu Kurizky, Mayra Ianhez, Mayra Ianhez   +4 more
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Transplant Coordinators' Perceived Impact of Availability of Multiple Generic Immunosuppression Therapies on Patients, Workload, and Posttransplant Maintenance Therapy

Journal of Transplantation, 2013
Background. No studies have evaluated the impact of multiple generic immunosuppression medications on transplant coordinators (TCs) and patients. Methods.
K. Parker, E. A. Zagadailov, A. S. Bruno, A. M. Wiland   +3 more
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Fulminant Myocarditis in Patients With Autoimmune Disease That Requires Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support [PDF]

Texas Heart Institute Journal
Myocarditis is a potentially life-threatening inflammatory disease of the myocardium, often resulting from infectious and immune-mediated responses. Clinical presentation in severe cases often results in a devastating illness requiring extracorporeal ...
Filip Depta, MD, PhD, Ingrid Olejárová, MD, PhD, Dušan Rybár, MD, PhD, Pavol Murín, MD, PhD, Marián Švajdler, MD, PhD, Tomáš Grendel, MD, PhD   +5 more
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