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Primary graft dysfunction of the liver: definitions, diagnostic criteria and risk factors
Primary graft dysfunction is a multifactorial syndrome with great impact on liver transplantation outcomes. This review article was based on studies published between January 1980 and June 2015 and retrieved from PubMed database using the following ...
Douglas Bastos Neves +3 more
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A clinicopathological study of human liver allograft recipients harboring preformed IgG lymphocytotoxic antibodies [PDF]
Twenty‐six adult patients with preformed IgG donor lymphocytotoxic antibodies received primary liver allografts under FK 506 immunosuppression. The effect of the crossmatch‐positive state on early graft function and on the immunopathological and ...
Batts +40 more
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Different behaviour of BK-virus infection in liver transplant recipients [PDF]
Polyomavirus BK (BKV) infects up to 90% of the general population. After primary infection, occurring early during childhood, a state of non-replicative infection is established in the reno-urinary tract, without complications for immunocompetent hosts ...
MITTERHOFER, Anna Paola +3 more
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Background Liver graft dysfunction can deteriorate to complete organ failure and increases perioperative morbidity and mortality after liver transplantation. Therapeutic strategies reducing the rate of graft dysfunction are of current clinical relevance.
Bärthel Erik +5 more
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Acute allograft dysfunction is rarely observed in kidney transplantation (KT). We report an unusual case of acute allograft dysfunction mimicking thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in recipient with renal infarction. A 65-year-old man underwent KT from his
Sua Lee +4 more
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Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion: A Platform for Donor Lung Assessment, Treatment and Recovery
Lung transplantation offers a lifesaving therapy for patients with end-stage lung disease but its availability is presently limited by low organ utilization rates with donor lungs frequently excluded due to unsuitability at assessment.
Luke Milross +2 more
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A case of primary renal allograft dysfunction due to myeloma cast nephropathy
We report a rare case of primary renal allograft dysfunction due to myeloma cast nephropathy in a patient with no overt clinical features of multiple myeloma preceding his transplantation.
Umesh Lingaraj +4 more
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Coronary-artery bypass surgery in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy [PDF]
BACKGROUND The survival benefit of a strategy of coronary-artery bypass grafting (CABG) added to guideline-directed medical therapy, as compared with medical therapy alone, in patients with coronary artery disease, heart failure, and severe left ...
Cox DR +19 more
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Role of biomarkers in early infectious complications after lung transplantation. [PDF]
Infections and primary graft dysfunction are devastating complications in the immediate postoperative period following lung transplantation. Nowadays, reliable diagnostic tools are not available.
Borja Suberviola +8 more
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Primary Graft Dysfunction: The Role of Aging in Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury
Transplant centers around the world have been using extended criteria donors to remedy the ongoing demand for lung transplantation. With a rapidly aging population, older donors are increasingly considered.
Maximilian J. Roesel +10 more
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