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The Specialized Donor Care Facility (SDCF) Model and Advances in Management of Thoracic Organ Donors.
CONCLUSIONS: Lack of high-quality prospective evidence results in conflicting practices across organ procurement organizations and best practices remain controversial. Future studies should focus on prospective, randomized investigations to evaluate donor management strategies. The SDCF model fosters a collaborative environment that encourages academic inquiry and is an ideal setting for these investigations. PMID: 33421385 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - January 6, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Bery A, Marklin G, Itoh A, Kreisel D, Takahashi T, Meyers BF, Nava R, Kozower BD, Shepherd H, Patterson GA, Puri V Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research

Hormone Therapy in Women After Heart Transplantation
Conclusions: HT is not associated with poor outcome or adverse effects in female heart transplant patients after age 35 years. However, a larger cohort of patients is necessary to confirm these observations.
Source: Transplantation Proceedings - November 1, 2013 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: L.C. Kobashigawa, M. Hamilton, M. Rafiei, L. Stern, C.N. Bairey Merz Tags: Thoracic Transplantation Source Type: research