Clinical transplantation
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Clinical transplantation · Oct 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyThe effects of levosimendan on renal function early after heart transplantation: results from a pilot randomized trial.
We evaluated the effects of a levosimendan (LS)-based strategy compared with standard inotropic therapy on renal function in heart transplantation. ⋯ In patients undergoing heart transplantation, levosimendan-based strategy may be associated with better renal function when compared to standard therapy.
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Clinical transplantation · Oct 2014
Dorsal muscle group area and surgical outcomes in liver transplantation.
Better measures of liver transplant risk stratification are needed. Our previous work noted a strong relationship between psoas muscle area and survival following liver transplantation. The dorsal muscle group is easier to measure, but it is unclear if they are also correlated with surgical outcomes. ⋯ Larger dorsal muscle group muscle size is associated with improved post-transplantation outcomes. The muscle is easier to measure and may represent a clinically relevant postoperative risk factor.
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Clinical transplantation · Oct 2014
The defects of cholangiocyte primary cilia in patients with graft cholangiopathies.
To observe the morphologic changes in intrahepatic bile ducts and the defects of cholangiocyte primary cilia in patients with graft cholangiopathies. ⋯ The morphologic changes in biliary epithelial cells and the defects of cholangiocyte primary cilia have a close correlation with graft cholangiopathies in liver transplantation.