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Pre-Transplant Left Ventricular Geometry and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events After Kidney Transplantation.
CONCLUSIONS LV geometric parameters beyond LVH alone can assist post-transplant prognostication in kidney transplant candidates. PMID: 30787265 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Transplantation - February 21, 2019 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Malyala R, Rapi L, Nash MM, Prasad GVR Tags: Ann Transplant Source Type: research

A Review of the Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use in Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Recipients
Over 60 years ago, the vitamin K antagonist (VKA) warfarin was approved and remained the only oral anticoagulation agent until recently [1]. Currently, within North America and Europe there are four DOACs available. Dabigatran, first approved in Europe and Canada in 2008, then in the United States of America in 2010, followed by rivaroxaban, apixaban, and most recently edoxaban. The introduction of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) has been a major advancement and these agents are the preferred to VKAs for many indications [2 –5], including stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), acute treatment and...
Source: Transplantation Reviews - April 16, 2018 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Rosaleen Boswell, Glen J. Pearson Tags: Review article Source Type: research