Rethinking Heart Retransplantation - Institutional Success Over Last Decade
Purpose: Heart retransplantation is traditionally considered higher-risk due to recipient factors including prior sternotomy, higher sensitization, greater acuity, and increased comorbidities. We sought to describe our experience with heart retransplantation compared to primary heart transplantation over the preceding decade. (Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: , A. Bakshi, Q. Chen, D. Megna, D. Emerson, T. Gunn, M. Kittleson, J. Patel, J. Chikwe, J. Kobashigawa, M.E. Bowdish, F. Esmailian Source Type: research

Long Term Follow-Up of the Randomized, Prospective Scandinavian Heart Transplant Everolimus De Novo Study with Early Calcineurin Inhibitors Avoidance (SCHEDULE) Trial
Purpose: Early substitution of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) with mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors has been shown to improve kidney function and reduce intimal hyperplasia in heart transplant (Htx) recipients but data on long term outcome of such a regime are still sparse. (Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: , A. Andreassen, H. Eiskjaer, F. Gustafsson, G. Radegran, E. Gude, T. Halden, L. Gullestad, K. Broch, K. Karason, S. Bartfay, N. Bergh Source Type: research

Sex and Gender Differences in Patients Referred for Advanced Heart Failure Therapies
In this study, we evaluated potential factors for sex and gender differences in patients referred for advanced therapies. (Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: , V. Cusi, P. Bijlani, H. Kim, J. Chak, A. Birs, E. Adler, M. Urey, P.J. Kim Source Type: research

Serial Assessment of MBFR Identifies Heart Transplant Recipients with an Increased Risk of Mortality
This study assessed the prognostic implication of changes in MBFR on serial PET assessments. (Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: , E.S. Harris, J. Fried, V.K. Topkara, J. Raikhelkar, E.M. DeFilippis, F. Latif, M. Yuzefpolskaya, P.C. Colombo, G. Sayer, N. Uriel, A.J. Einstein, K.J. Clerkin Source Type: research

Sex Based Differences in Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction: An Analysis from the International Consortium on PGD
In this study, we evaluate sex-based differences in severe PGD. (Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation)
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - April 1, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Y. Moayedi, L. Truby, F. Foroutan, E. Henricksen, J. Han, E. R ódenas Alesina, J. Guzman Bofarull, M. Sabatino, , H. Luikart, G. Kim, D. Couto-Mallon, M. Crespo-Leiro, J. Felius, S. Hall, B. Clarke, L. Potena, J. Lerman, M. Tremblay-Gravel, K. Takeda, P Source Type: research