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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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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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Non-infectious pulmonary complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation [PDF]
, 2014 Noninfectious pulmonary complications of hematopoietic stem cell transplant are currently more prevalent than infectious complications. Unfortunately, the pathophysiology basis is not completely understood.
Baloglu, Orkun +2 more
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2020 Backgound Idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH) is a rare condition that requires lung transplantation in patients’ refractory to medical therapy.
T. Eadington +2 more
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Life, 2022 Background: Acute cellular rejection (ACR) is a complication after lung transplantation (LTx). The diagnosis of ACR is based on histologic findings using transbronchial forceps biopsy (FB). However, its diagnostic accuracy is limited because of the small
Carolin Steinack +7 more
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Tüdőtranszplantáció magyar betegek számára [PDF]
, 2013 When conservative treatment fails, lung transplantation often remains the only therapeutic option for patients with end stage parenchymal or vascular lung diseases.
Czebe K +3 more
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Respiratory viral infection in lung transplantation induces exosomes that trigger chronic rejection
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2020 BACKGROUND Respiratory viral infections can increase the risk of chronic lung allograft dysfunction after lung transplantation, but the mechanisms are unknown.
M. Gunasekaran +12 more
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Case Report: Esophagectomy and Azygos Continuation of the Inferior Vena Cava: A Lethal Combination
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 Azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) is rare in the general population and even rarer among patients with esophageal carcinoma. In 90% of cases, this congenital IVC variant is isolated and does not affect the patient’s growth or ...
Yan Zhang +5 more
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How small is too small? A systematic review of center volume and outcome after cardiac transplantation [PDF]
, 2012 Background—The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the volume of cardiac transplantation procedures performed in a center and the outcome after cardiac transplantation.
Gardner, R.S. +6 more
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The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 2020 Almost 70,000 adult lung transplant procedures have been reported to the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) International Thoracic Organ Transplant (TTX) Registry since its inception, each one the result of the selfless ...
D. Chambers +10 more
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