Experimental and clinical transplantation : official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation
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Exp Clin Transplant · Mar 2018
Posttransplant Pulmonary Hypertension Is Correlated With Acute Rejection and Death Among Cardiac Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Study.
Endomyocardial biopsy sampling is used to check acute rejection after cardiac transplant. However, it may lead to tricuspid valve injury and cardiac perforation; therefore, less invasive tools may be useful. Right heart catheterization provides valuable information about cardiac hemodynamics. Herein, we aimed to determine the correlation of right heart catheterization parameters with acute rejection and death during cardiac transplant follow-up. ⋯ Pulmonary artery pressures are significantly correlated with acute cellular rejection and death after cardiac transplant. Pulmonary hypertension significantly increases the risk of death and shortens survival after cardiac transplant.
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Exp Clin Transplant · Mar 2018
Treatment of Left Ventricular Assist Device Thrombosis: Single-Center Experience.
Heart failure is the one of the biggest health problem in the world. Because of limited donors for heart transplant procedures, the ventricular assist device has become a solution for heart failure therapy. ⋯ Medical therapy and changes in the ventricular assist device are the main therapy methods for ventricular assist device thrombosis. In this study, we showed our clinical experience with treatment of ventricular assist device thrombosis.