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Indications for and results of single, bilateral, and heart-lung transplantation for pulmonary hypertension by Bando, Ko, Armitage, John M, Paradis, Irvin L, Keenan, Robert J, Hardesty, Robert L, Konishi, Hiroaki, Komatsu, Kanshi, Stein, Keith L, Shah, Ajit N, Bahnson, Henry T, Griffith, Bartley P

“…The indications for single, bilateral, and heart-lung transplantation for patients with pulmonary hypertension remain controversial. We retrospectively…”
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Anastomotic pitfalls in lung transplantation by Griffith, Bartley P., Magee, Mitchell J., Gonzalez, Ivan F., Houel, Remi, Armitage, John M., Hardesty, Robert L., Hattler, Brack G., Ferson, Peter F., Landreneau, Rodney J., Keenan, Robert J.

“…Although airway, arterial, and venous connections required for lung transplantation appear simple, in practice we have encountered morbid early stenosis and…”
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Recurrence of obliterative bronchiolitis and determinants of outcome in 139 pulmonary retransplant recipients by Novick, Richard J., Schäfers, Hans-Joachim, Stitt, Larry, Andréassian, Bernard, Duchatelle, Jean-Pierre, Klepetko, Walter, Hardesty, Robert L., Frost, Adaani, Patterson, G.Alexander

“…An international series of pulmonary retransplantation was updated to identify the predictors of outcome and the prevalence and recurrence rate of obliterative…”
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Pulmonary Retransplantation: Predictors of Graft Function and Survival in 230 Patients by Novick, Richard J., Stitt, Larry W., Al-Kattan, Khaled, Klepetko, Walter, Schäfers, Hans-Joachim, Duchatelle, Jean-Pierre, Khaghani, Asghar, Hardesty, Robert L., Patterson, G.Alexander, Yacoub, Magdi H.

“…Background. Despite improving results in lung transplantation, a significant number of grafts fail early or late postoperatively. The pulmonary retransplant…”
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Clinical trial of tacrolimus versus cyclosporine in lung transplantation by Keenan, Robert J., Konishi, Heroaki, Kawai, Akihiko, Paradis, Irvin L., Nunley, David R., Iacono, Aldo T., Hardesty, Robert L., Weyant, Robert J., Griffith, Bartley P.

“…A prospective clinical trial was undertaken to compare the efficacy of tacrolimus (FK 506) versus cyclosporine as the primary immunosuppressive agent after…”
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Analysis of time-dependent risks for infection, rejection, and death after pulmonary transplantation by Bando, Ko, Paradis, Irvin L., Komatsu, Kanshi, Konishi, Hiroaki, Matsushima, Masato, Keenan, Robert J., Hardesty, Robert L., Armitage, John M., Griffith, Bartley P.

“…Infection and rejection remain the greatest threats to the survival of pulmonary allograft recipients. Furthermore, a relationship may exist between these…”
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Preoperative pulmonary hemodynamics and early mortality after orthotopic cardiac transplantation: the Pittsburgh experience by Murali, S, Kormos, R L, Uretsky, B F, Schechter, D, Reddy, P S, Denys, B G, Armitage, J M, Hardesty, R L, Griffith, B P

“…The influence of preoperative transpulmonary pressure gradient (TPG) and pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) on early post-transplant mortality was evaluated…”
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Solid tumors after heart transplantation: Lethality of lung cancer by Pham, Si M., Kormos, Robert L., Landreneau, Rodney J., Kawai, Akihiko, Gonzalez-Cancel, Ivan, Hardesty, Robert L., Hattler, Brack G., Griffith, Bartley P.

“…Prolonged nonspecific immunosuppression after solid-organ transplantation is associated with an increased risk of certain cancers. This study examined the…”
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A prospective trial of tacrolimus (FK 506) in clinical heart transplantation: Intermediate-term results by Pham, Si M., Kormos, Robert L., Hattler, Brack G., Kawai, Akihiko, Tsamandas, Athanassios C., Demetris, Anthony J., Murali, Srinivas, Fricker, Frederick J., Chang, Huang C., Jain, Ashosk B., Starzl, Thomas E., Hardesty, Robert L., Griffith, Bartley P.

“…Between January 1, 1989, and December 31, 1994, we have treated 122 primary heart recipients with FK 506 (group I) and 121 with cyclosporine (group II). Fifty…”
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A decade of lung transplantation by Griffith, B P, Hardesty, R L, Armitage, J M, Hattler, B G, Pham, S M, Keenan, R J, Paradis, I

“…The experience accrued at the University of Pittsburgh between March 1982 and December 1992 in the various forms of lung transplantation, including heart-lung,…”
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Acute myocardial dysfunction and recovery: A common occurrence after coronary bypass surgery by Breisblatt, Warren M., Stein, Keith L., Wolfe, Cynthia J., Follansbee, William P., Capozzi, John, Armitage, John M., Hardesty, Robert L.

“…To evaluate whether acute myocardial dysfunction was common in the early postoperative period, serial hemodynamic measurements and radionuclide evaluation of…”
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Effect of cardiopulmonary bypass on early graft dysfunction in clinical lung transplantation by Aeba, Ryo, Griffith, Bartley P., Kormos, Robert L., Armitage, John M., Gasior, Thomas A., Fuhrman, Carl R., Yousem, Samuel A., Hardesty, Robert L.

“…The records of 100 lung transplant recipients (13 heart-lungs, 45 double-lungs, and 42 single-lungs) from September 1990 through April 1992 were reviewed to…”
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Early Lung Allograft Function in Twin Recipients From the Same Donor: Risk Factor Analysis by Sommers, K. Eric, Griffith, Bartley P., Hardesty, Robert L., Keenan, Robert J.

“…Transplantation of lung allografts from the same donor into 2 recipients (“twinning”) provides an opportunity to study recipient and donor factors that…”
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Chronic mechanical circulatory support: Rehabilitation, low morbidity, and superior survival by Kormos, Robert L., Murali, Srinivas, Dew, Mary Amanda, Armitage, John M., Hardesty, Robert L., Borovetz, Harvey S., Griffith, Bartley P.

“…Because of donor scarcity, 12 (39%) of a series of 31 Novacor left ventricular assist system recipients required mechanical circulatory support for an average…”
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Risk stratification using the society of thoracic surgeons program by Hattler, Brack G., Madia, Carol, Johnson, Carol, Armitage, John M., Hardesty, Robert L., Kormos, Robert L., Pham, Si M., Payne, Dale N., Griffith, Bartley P.

“…In an era of progressive cost containment and public scrutiny, the wisdom of aggressive surgical therapy for high-risk candidates has been questioned. At our…”
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Pulmonary retransplantation: Does the indication for operation influence postoperative lung function? by Novick, Richard J., Stitt, Larry, Schäfers, Hans-Joachim, Andréassian, Bernard, Duchatelle, Jean-Pierre, Klepetko, Walter, Hardesty, Robert L., Frost, Adaani, Patterson, G.Alexander

“…Objectives: An international series of pulmonary retransplantation was updated to determine the factors associated with pulmonary function, bronchiolitis…”
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Autoperfusion of the heart and lungs for preservation during distant procurement by Hardesty, R L, Griffith, B P

“…A modified autoperfusing Starling preparation was used to provide pulmonary and coronary blood flow to extend the period of preservation for heart-lung…”
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University of Wisconsin solution for pulmonary preservation in a rat transplant model by Aeba, Ryo, Keenan, Robert J., Hardesty, Robert L., Yousem, Samuel A., Hamamoto, Isao, Griffith, Bartley P.

“…University of Wisconsin and modified Euro-Collins solutions for pulmonary preservation were compared in a rat orthotopic left lung isotransplant model…”
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Seventy-two pulmonary retransplantations for obliterative bronchiolitis: Predictors of survival by Novick, Richard J., Schäfers, Hans-Joachim, Stitt, Larry, Andréassian, Bernard, Klepetko, Walter, Hardesty, Robert L., Frost, Adaani, Patterson, G. Alexander

“…Obliterative bronchiolitis (OB) occurs in up to 40% of patients in the intermediate term after lung transplantation. In recent years an increasing number of…”
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Perioperative donor bone marrow infusion augments chimerism in heart and lung transplant recipients by Pham, Si M., Keenan, Robert J., Rao, Abdul S., Fontes, Paulo A., Kormos, Robert L., Abu-Elmagd, Kareem, Zeevi, Adriana, Kawai, Akihiko, Hattler, Brack G., Hardesty, Robert L., Demetris, Anthony J., Trucco, Massimo M., Rosner, Gayle L., Fung, John J., Starzl, Thomas E., Griffith, Bartley P.

“…We and others have demonstrated that a low level of donor cell chimerism was present for years after transplantation in tissues and peripheral blood of heart…”
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