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Clinical transplantation using negative pressure ventilation ex situ lung perfusion with extended criteria donor lungs by Buchko, Max T., Boroumand, Nasim, Cheng, Jeffrey C., Hirji, Alim, Halloran, Kieran, Freed, Darren H., Nagendran, Jayan

“…Lung transplantation remains the best treatment option for end-stage lung disease; however, is limited by a shortage of donor grafts. Ex situ lung perfusion,…”
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Relative Lung Perfusion on Ventilation–Perfusion Scans After Double Lung Transplant by Li, David J., Abele, Jonathan, Sunner, Parveen, Varughese, Rhea A., Hirji, Alim S., Weinkauf, Justin G., Nagendran, Jayan, Weatherald, Jason C., Lien, Dale C., Halloran, Kieran M.

“…Pulmonary blood flow can be assessed on ventilation-perfusion (VQ) scan with relative lung perfusion, with a 55% to 45% (or 10%) right-to-left differential…”
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Disease recurrence after lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis by Ross, Bryan, Halloran, Kieran, Adam, Benjamin, Laing, Bryce, Hirji, Alim

“…Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis is characterized by the triad of hemoptysis, iron deficiency anemia and pulmonary infiltrates. Though idiopathic pulmonary…”
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Multi-dimensional scores to predict mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis undergoing lung transplantation assessment by Fisher, Jolene H., MD, Al-Hejaili, Faris, MD, Kandel, Sonja, MD, Hirji, Alim, MD, Shapera, Shane, MD, Mura, Marco, MD, PhD

“…Abstract Background The heterogeneous progression of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) makes prognostication difficult and contributes to high mortality on…”
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Updates in Kidney Transplantation From the 2022 Banff-Canadian Society of Transplantation Joint Meeting: Conference Report by Carrigan, Ian, Mathur, Sunita, Bourgeois, Nicholas, Dieudé, Mélanie, Fantus, Daniel, Gongal, Patricia, Halpin, Anne, Hirji, Alim, Mansell, Holly, Piotrowski, Caroline, Sapir-Pichhadze, Ruth, Vinson, Amanda J.

“…Purpose of the Conference: The 2022 Banff-Canadian Society of Transplantation Meeting in Banff, Alberta, brought together transplant professionals to review…”
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Tuberculosis in HIV-infected persons in British Columbia during the HAART era by Cheng, Matthew P., Hirji, Alim, Roth, David Z., Cook, Victoria J., Lima, Viviane D., Montaner, Julio S., Johnston, James C.

“…OBJECTIVE:Prior to the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), active tuberculosis (TB) was a major contributor to HIV-related morbidity…”
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Outcome of Fetuses and Infants With Double Inlet Single Left Ventricle by Tham, Edythe B.C., MBBS, Wald, Rachel, MD, McElhinney, Doff B., MD, Hirji, Alim, MD, Goff, Donna, MD, Del Nido, Pedro J., MD, Hornberger, Lisa K., MD, Nield, Lynne E., MD, Tworetzky, Wayne, MD

“…Double-inlet left ventricle (DILV) includes a diverse range of anatomic variables that affect the surgical strategy. The aim of this study was to determine the…”
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Outcomes of prenatally diagnosed tetralogy of Fallot: Implications for valve-sparing repair versus transannular patch by Hirji, Alim, MD, Bernasconi, Alessandra, MD, McCrindle, Brian W., MD, Dunn, Elizabeth, MD, Gurofsky, Rebecca, Manlhiot, Cedric, Miner, Steven E.S., MD, Kingdom, John C.P., MD, Jaeggi, Edgar T., MD, Van Arsdell, Glen, MD, Nield, Lynne E., MD

“…Objectives To assess outcomes of prenatally diagnosed tetralogy of Fallot and determine factors associated with the choice to undergo a valvesparing repair…”
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Exploring a postoperative alternative to intraoperative therapeutic plasma exchange for sensitized lung transplant recipients by Halloran, Kieran, Hirji, Alim, Weinkauf, Justin, Nagendran, Jayan, Campbell, Patricia

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Lung Transplantation from Hepatitis C Viremic Donors to Uninfected Recipients by Abdelbasit, Ahmed, Hirji, Alim, Halloran, Kieran, Weinkauf, Justin, Kapasi, Ali, Lien, Dale, Nagendran, Jayan, Doucette, Karen

“…Lung recipients receive higher-intensity immunosuppression than renal recipients, and can rarely be initiated on oral therapy immediately after transplant…”
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Chest X-ray Sizing for Lung Transplants Reflects Pulmonary Diagnosis and Body Composition and Is Associated With Primary Graft Dysfunction Risk by Li, David, Weinkauf, Justin, Hirji, Alim, Nagendran, Jayan, Kapasi, Ali, Lien, Dale, Halloran, Kieran

“…BACKGROUND:Donor-recipient oversizing based on predicted total lung capacity (pTLC) is associated with a reduced risk of primary graft dysfunction (PGD)…”
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Baseline lung allograft dysfunction in primary graft dysfunction survivors after lung transplantation by Li, David, Weinkauf, Justin, Kapasi, Ali, Hirji, Alim, Varughese, Rhea, Lien, Dale, Nagendran, Jayan, Halloran, Kieran

“…Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) after lung transplantation has previously been associated with increased risk of death and chronic lung allograft dysfunction…”
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Pretransplant Opioid Use and Survival After Lung Transplantation by Vahidy, Sana, Li, David, Hirji, Alim, Kapasi, Ali, Weinkauf, Justin, Laing, Bryce, Lien, Dale, Halloran, Kieran

“…PURPOSE:The impact of opioid use in lung transplant candidates on posttransplant outcomes is unknown. Studies on opioid therapy in kidney and liver transplant…”
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Baseline lung allograft dysfunction is associated with impaired survival after double-lung transplantation by Liu, Jonathan, Jackson, Kathy, Weinkauf, Justin, Kapasi, Ali, Hirji, Alim, Meyer, Steve, Mullen, John, Nagendran, Jayan, Lien, Dale, Halloran, Kieran

“…The prognostic value of defining normal vs abnormal baseline post-transplant lung function (or baseline lung allograft dysfunction [BLAD]) has not been studied…”
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Successful Long-Term Outcome After Transplantation of Lungs Affected by Smoke Inhalation Injury by Moolji, Jalal, Gill, Ishrat, Varughese, Rhea, Adam, Benjamin, Halloran, Kieran, Weinkauf, Justin, Lien, Dale, Mullen, John, Hirji, Alim

“…We report a case of a 43-year-old woman who underwent double lung transplantation from a donor with severe airway burns following a house fire. The recipient’s…”
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Pre-transplant malignancy is associated with increased risk of de novo malignancy post-lung transplantation by Sekowski, Viktor, Jackson, Kathy, Halloran, Kieran, Varughese, Rhea, Nagendran, Jayan, Weinkauf, Justin, Lien, Dale, Hirji, Alim

“…At least 20% of lung transplant recipients will be diagnosed with a malignancy within 5 years of transplant. Transplant candidates with a history of…”
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Safety of Crossing Donor-specific Antibodies in Lung Transplantation by Wang, Melissa, Campbell, Patricia, Lien, Dale C., Varughese, Rhea, Weinkauf, Justin, Nagendran, Jayan, Hirji, Alim, Li, David, Halloran, Kieran

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Corrigendum to “Pre-transplant malignancy is associated with increased risk of de novo malignancy post-lung transplantation” [Respir. Med. 197 (2022) 106855] by Sekowski, Viktor, Jackson, Kathy, Halloran, Kieran, Varughese, Rhea, Nagendran, Jayan, Weinkauf, Justin, Lien, Dale, Hirji, Alim

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Safety of Crossing Donor-specific Antibodies in Lung Transplantation by Wang, Melissa, Campbell, Patricia, Lien, Dale C., Varughese, Rhea, Weinkauf, Justin, Nagendran, Jayan, Hirji, Alim, Li, David, Halloran, Kieran

“…Donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) have been associated with antibody-mediated rejection, chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), and increased mortality in…”
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Coronary Artery Disease and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting at the Time of Lung Transplantation Do Not Impact Overall Survival by Halloran, Kieran, Hirji, Alim, Li, David, Jackson, Kathy, Kapasi, Ali, Meyer, Steve, Mullen, John, Lien, Dale, Weinkauf, Justin

“…BACKGROUND.Coronary artery disease (CAD) is common in lung transplant candidates and may require revascularization before or at the time of their transplant…”
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