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The modern Fontan operation shows no increase in mortality out to 20 years: A new paradigm by Dabal, Robert J., MD, Kirklin, James K., MD, Kukreja, Manisha, MBBS, MPH, Brown, Robert N., BS, Cleveland, David C., MD, Eddins, Michael C., MD, Lau, Yung, MD

“…Objective Dating back to the first published report of the Fontan circulation in 1971, multiple studies have examined the long-term results of this standard…”
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Interactions among donor characteristics influence post-transplant survival: A multi-institutional analysis by Stehlik, Josef, MD, MPH, Feldman, David S., MD, PhD, Brown, Robert N., MS, VanBakel, Adrian B., MD, Russel, Stewart D., MD, Ewald, Gregory A., MD, Hagan, Mary E., ANP, Folsom, Jan, Kirklin, James K., MD

“…Background Quantification of donor-associated risk in a specific heart transplant recipient is often difficult. Our aim was to identify donor characteristics…”
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Have risk factors for mortality after heart transplantation changed over time? Insights from 19 years of Cardiac Transplant Research Database study by Tallaj, José A., MD, Pamboukian, Salpy V., MD, MSPH, George, James F., PhD, Kirklin, James K., MD, Brown, Robert N., BS, McGiffin, David C., MD, Acharya, Deepak, MD, Loyaga-Rendon, Renzo, MD, Melby, Spencer J., MD, Bourge, Robert C., MD, Naftel, David C., PhD

“…Background The Cardiac Transplant Research Database (CTRD) collected data from 26 U.S. institutions from January 1, 1990 to December 31, 2008 providing the…”
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Clinical outcomes after cardiac transplantation in muscular dystrophy patients by Wu, Roland S., MD, Gupta, Sachin, MD, Brown, Robert N., MS, Yancy, Clyde W., MD, Wald, Joyce W., MD, Kaiser, Patricia, RN, Kirklin, Nicole M., BA, Patel, Parag C., MD, Markham, David W., MD, Drazner, Mark H., MD, MSc, Garry, Daniel J., MD, PhD, Mammen, Pradeep P.A., MD

“…Background Patients with muscular dystrophy are at risk of developing a dilated cardiomyopathy and can progress to advanced heart failure. At present, it is…”
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A multi-institutional study of malignancies after heart transplantation and a comparison with the general United States population by Higgins, Robert S., MD, Brown, Robert N., BS, Chang, Patricia P., MD, Starling, Randall C., MD, MPH, Ewald, Gregory A., MD, Tallaj, Jose A., MD, Kirklin, James K., MD, George, James F., PhD

“…Background The purpose of these studies was to determine the incidence and survival of patients with specific malignancies with respect to age and transplant…”
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Maintenance steroid use at 30 days post-transplant and outcomes of pediatric heart transplantation: A propensity matched analysis of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study database by Auerbach, Scott R., MD, Kukreja, Manisha, MD, MPH, Gilbert, Deborah, CPNP, Bastardi, Heather, CPNP, Feingold, Brian, MD, Knecht, Kenneth, MD, Kaufman, Beth D., MD, Brown, Robert N., BS, Miyamoto, Shelley D., MD

“…Background Maintenance steroid (MS) use in pediatric heart transplantation is variable. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of MS use on graft…”
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Relationship of right- and left-sided filling pressures in patients with advanced heart failure: A 14-year multi-institutional analysis by Drazner, Mark H., MD, MSc, Brown, Robert N., BS, Kaiser, Patricia A., RN, CNS, Cabuay, Barry, MD, Lewis, Neil P., MD, PhD, Semigran, Marc J., MD, Torre-Amione, Guillermo, MD, PhD, Naftel, David C., PhD, Kirklin, James K., MD

“…Background Jugular venous pressure (JVP) is assessed to estimate volume status in patients with heart failure because right atrial pressure (RAP) reflects…”
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Racial Disparities in Renal Allograft Survival: A Public Health Issue? by Eckhoff, Devin E., MD, FACS, Young, Carlton J., MD, FACS, Gaston, Robert S., MD, Fineman, Steven W., MD, Deierhoi, Mark H., MD, FACS, Foushee, Margaret T., MPH, Brown, Robert N., BS, Diethelm, Arnold G., MD, FACS

“…Background Racial disparities in renal transplantation outcomes have been documented with inferior allograft survival among African Americans compared with…”
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Post-Heart Transplant Diastolic Dysfunction Is a Risk Factor for Mortality by Tallaj, José A., MD, Kirklin, James K., MD, Brown, Robert N., BS, Rayburn, Barry K., MD, Bourge, Robert C., MD, Benza, Raymond L., MD, Pinderski, Laura, MD, PhD, Pamboukian, Salpy, MD, McGiffin, David C., MD, Naftel, David C., PhD

“…Post-Heart Transplant Diastolic Dysfunction Is a Risk Factor for Mortality José A. Tallaj, James K. Kirklin, Robert N. Brown, Barry K. Rayburn, Robert C…”
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Variations in institutional staffing and clinical practice are predictive of center-specific 1-year survival post-transplant by Van Bakel, Adrian B., MD, PhD, Brown, Robert N., BS, Nikolaidis, Lazaros A., MD, Heroux, Alain, MD, Law, Kathleen, RN, FNP, Naftel, David C., PhD

“…Background The accuracy of various risk models to predict early post-transplant mortality is limited by the type, quality, and era of the data collected. Most…”
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Minimizing infection and rejection death: Clues acquired from 19 years of multi-institutional cardiac transplantation data by George, James F., PhD, Taylor, David O., MD, Blume, Elizabeth D., MD, Kirklin, James K., MD, Naftel, David C., PhD, Brown, Robert N., BS, Dipchand, Anne I., MD, McGiffin, David C., MD, Pamboukian, Salpy V., MD, Tallaj, José A., MD

“…Background The purpose of this study was to estimate the relationship of age, race and gender to rejection and infection across time with respect to age at…”
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Improvement in 2-year survival for ventricular assist device patients after implementation of an intensive surveillance protocol by Pamboukian, Salpy V., MD, MSPH, Tallaj, José A., MD, Brown, Robert N., BS, Holman, William L., MD, Blood, Margaret, RN, George, James F., PhD, Costanzo, Maria Rosa, MD, Cadeiras, Martin, MD, Smallfield, Melissa C., MD, McGiffin, David C., MD, Kirklin, James K., MD

“…Background This study was conducted to determine the effect of a disease-management model termed an “intensive surveillance protocol” (ISP) on survival in…”
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Balancing rejection and infection with respect to age, race, and gender: Clues acquired from 17 years of cardiac transplantation data by George, James F., PhD, Pamboukian, Salpy V., MD, MSPH, Tallaj, José A., MD, Naftel, David C., PhD, Myers, Susan L., BBA, QMIS, Foushee, Margaret T., MPH, Brown, Robert N., BS, Pajaro, Octavio E., MD, PhD, McGiffin, David C., MD, Kirklin, James K., MD

“…Background Donor and recipient risk factors for rejection and infection have been well characterized. The contribution of demographic factors, especially age…”
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Long-term Outcomes of Cardiac Transplantation for Peri-partum Cardiomyopathy: A Multiinstitutional Analysis by Rasmusson, Kismet D., MS, APRN, Stehlik, Josef, MD, MPH, Brown, Robert N., BS, Renlund, Dale G., MD, Wagoner, Lynne E., MD, Torre-Amione, Guillermo, MD, Folsom, Jan W., MS, Silber, David H., MD, Kirklin, James K., MD

“…Background Outcomes of patients with a prior diagnosis of peri-partum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) undergoing heart transplantation are not well described but may be…”
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Temporal trends in heart transplantation from high-risk donors: Are there lessons to be learned? A multi-institutional analysis by Nativi, Jose N., MD, Brown, Robert N., BS, Taylor, David O., MD, Kfoury, Abdallah G., MD, Kirklin, James K., MD, Stehlik, Josef, MD, MPH

“…Background In 2003 the Department of Health and Human Services sponsored the Organ Donation Breakthrough Collaborative (ODBC) with the aim to increase organ…”
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Comparison of Observed Survival After Ventricular Assist Device Placement Versus Predicted Survival Without Assist Device Using the Seattle Heart Failure Model by Pamboukian, Salpy V, Tallaj, Jose A, Brown, Robert N, Nielsen, Thomas, George, James F, Kirklin, James K, Holman, William L, Levy, Wayne C

“…Determining optimal timing for implant of ventricular assist device (VAD) in end-stage heart failure remains a challenge and may be aided by a risk assessment…”
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Outcomes of pediatric heart transplant recipients transitioned to adult care: An exploratory study by McBride, Mary E., MD, Foushee, Margaret T., MPH, Brown, Robert N., BS, Ewald, Gregory A., MD, Canter, Charles E., MD

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Infection and rejection risk after cardiac transplantation with induction vs. no induction: a multi-institutional study by Mazimba, Sula, Tallaj, Jose A., George, James F., Kirklin, James K., Brown, Robert N., Pamboukian, Salpy V.

“…Data from Cardiac Transplant Research Database (CTRD) were analyzed from 1999 to 2006 to examine the effects of different induction strategies at the time of…”
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices Is Highest Immediately After Implantation by French, Joshua B., Pamboukian, Salpy V., George, James F., Smallfield, George B., Tallaj, Jose A., Brown, Robert N., Smallfield, Melissa C., Kirklin, James K., Holman, William L., Peter, Shajan

“…Ventricular assist device implantation is associated with gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB); however, outcomes in terms of initial and repeat GIB risk, severity,…”
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Total Lymphoid Irradiation in Heart Transplantation: Long-Term Efficacy and Survival—An 18-Year Experience by TALLAJ, José A, PAMBOUKIAN, Salpy V, GEORGE, James F, BROWN, Robert N, PAJARO, Octavio E, BOURGE, Robert C, CADEIRAS, Martin, SMALLFIELD, Melissa, KIRKLIN, James K, MEGIFFIN, David C

“…Total lymphoid irradiation (TLI) has been used in transplantation for over 20 years and is currently used in a number of major heart transplant centers as a…”
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