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Feasibility of Mediastinal Radiation Use in HeartMate 3 LVAD Recipients with Cancer
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2023 The HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device possesses the unique feature of having its electronics and software located within the housing of the pump, which may predispose it to malfunction from radiation exposure during cancer treatment.
Nausharwan Butt, Farooq H. Sheikh
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Transplant InternationalInfections remain a main cause of morbidity and mortality following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Patients with end-stage liver cirrhosis exhibit a deregulation of their immune response, making them more susceptible to infections.
Mikhael Giabicani +19 more
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Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2022 Philip Alexander, MD, is a native Texan, retired physician, and accomplished musician and artist. After 41 years as an internal medicine physician, Dr. Phil retired from his practice in College Station in 2016.
Philip Alexander
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Frontiers in TransplantationCurrent screening practices have significantly reduced the transmission of donor-derived infections through organ transplantations. However, in exceptional cases, a deceased donor may harbor an undetected active infection, or abnormal blood test results ...
Jørn Petter Lindahl +7 more
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Opportunities for Earlier Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Amyloidosis
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2022 Despite the rapid expansion of noninvasive (nonbiopsy) diagnosis, contemporary patients with cardiac amyloidosis too often present with advanced features of disease, such as diminished quality of life, elevated natriuretic peptides, and advanced heart ...
Trejeeve Martyn +3 more
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Blood Advances: CXCL12-CXCR4 signaling is involved in a wide variety of homeostatic and pathologic processes, but the role of specific CXCL12 isoforms has remained largely unexplored.
Hildo C. Lantermans +10 more
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Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2022 We report a case of a stroke and upper limb ischemia in a 27-year-old female secondary to a right cervical rib and retrograde thromboembolization. Follow-up showed complete patency of the vessels after thrombectomy and internal carotid artery stenting ...
Marina Ansuategui-Vicente +5 more
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Blood Advances: Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a genodermatosis characterized by severe cutaneous and mucosal fragility, and frequently complicated by multifactorial chronic anemia that responds poorly to conventional therapies.
Lucía Quintana-Castanedo +16 more
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Atypical Presentation of Right Ventricular Cardiac Hamartoma in a Young Man
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2022 Cardiac tumors in adults are exceedingly rare and usually benign. We describe a 29-year-old man with a previous diagnosis of interventricular septal hypertrophy who presented with increasing severity of dyspnea and fatigue.
Ramez Barsoom +8 more
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A Rare Case of Iatrogenic Inverted Stress Cardiomyopathy
Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, 2022 We discuss a case of a 42-year-old female who was admitted for chronic intractable lower back pain requiring elective spinal surgery. Postoperatively, she experienced chest pressure and abdominal pain with a notable elevation in cardiac markers.
Parviz-Ali Lotfian +3 more
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