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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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Redo Heart Double-Lung Transplant in a Previous Double-Lung Transplant Recipient With Pneumonectomy: A Case Report by Elhenawy, Abdelsalam M., Lien, Dale C., Khani-Hanjani, Abbas, Ghorpade, Nitin

“…Placing a new donor lung into a postpneumonectomy pleural space has many potential surgical challenges. We report the technical challenges we faced in a case…”
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Perspectives on primary care management of obstructive sleep apnea: a qualitative study of patients and health care providers by Pendharkar, Sachin R, Blades, Kenneth, Kelly, Jenny E, Tsai, Willis H, Lien, Dale C, Clement, Fiona, Woiceshyn, Jaana, McBrien, Kerry A

“…Difficulties in providing timely access to care have prompted interest in primary care delivery models for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Sustainable…”
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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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Clinical judgment versus lung allocation score in predicting lung transplant waitlist mortality by Hirji, Alim, Zhao, Hedi, Ospina, Maria B., Lomelin, Jesus S., Halloran, Kieran, Hubert, Matthew, Yee, John, Lien, Dale C., Levy, Robert D., Singer, Lianne G.

“…Canadian lung transplant centers currently use a subjective and dichotomous “Status” ranking to prioritize waitlisted patients for lung transplantation. The…”
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Heal-me PiONEer (personalized online nutrition and exercise): An RCT assessing 2 levels of app-based programming in individuals with chronic disease by Tandon, Puneeta, Purdy, Graeme, Ismond, Kathleen P., Cruz, Christofer, Etruw, Evelyn, Suderman, Kirsten, Hyde, Ashley, Stickland, Michael, Spence, John C., Lien, Dale C., Bhanji, Rahima, Prado, Carla M., Cruz, Antonio Miguel, Joy, Anil A., Yaskina, Maryna, Round, Jeff, Harback, Kate, Padwal, Raj, McNeely, Margaret L.

“…Background App-based strategies are a promising solution to deliver nutrition and exercise interventions during social distancing. With limited RCT data in…”
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Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Its Association With Lung Transplant: Alberta Experience by Chandola, Rahul, Laing, Bryce, Lien, Dale, Mullen, John

“…We evaluated the incidence, clinical presentation, laboratory findings, possible causes, and outcomes associated with pneumatosis intestinalis in the setting…”
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Assessing the use of health-related quality of life measures in the routine clinical care of lung-transplant patients by Santana, Maria-Jose, Feeny, David, Johnson, Jeffrey A., McAlister, Finlay A., Kim, Daniel, Weinkauf, Justin, Lien, Dale C.

“…Purpose This randomized controlled clinical trial examined the usefulness of including an assessment of healthrelated quality of life (HRQL) in the routine…”
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Generic Immunosuppression in Solid Organ Transplantation: A Canadian Perspective by HARRISON, Jennifer J, SCHIFF, Jeffrey R, WICHART, Jenny R, CANTAROVICH, Marcelo, COURSOL, Christian J, DALEY, Christopher J. A, DIPCHAND, Anne I, HEYWOOD, Norine M, KEOUGH-RYAN, Tammy M, KEOWN, Paul A, LEVY, Gary A, LIEN, Dale C

“…The introduction of generic immunosuppressant medications may present an opportunity for cost savings in solid organ transplantation if equivalent clinical…”
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Massive Gas Under Diaphragm After Lung Transplantation: Pneumatosis Intestinalis Simulating Bowel Perforation by Chandola, Rahul, MCh, Elhenawy, Abdelsalam, MD, Lien, Dale, MD, Laing, Bryce, MD

“…The management of pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) can vary from urgent surgical procedure to conservative treatment. Uncommonly, it has been reported in…”
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Association between transient acute kidney injury and morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation: A retrospective cohort study by Fidalgo, Pedro, MD, Ahmed, Mohammed, MSc, Meyer, Steven R., MD, PhD, Lien, Dale, MD, Weinkauf, Justin, MD, Kapasi, Ali, MD, Cardoso, Filipe S., MD, Jackson, Kathy, RN, BNSc, Bagshaw, Sean M., MD, MSc

“…Abstract Purpose Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common occurrence after lung transplantation (LTx). Whether transient AKI or early recovery is associated with…”
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An International Survey of Cytomegalovirus Management Practices in Lung Transplantation by ZUK, Dalyce M, HUMAR, Atul, WEINKAUF, Justin G, LIEN, Dale C, NADOR, Roland G, KUMAR, Deepali

“…Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important infection in lung transplant recipients. Center-to-center variation in preventive and treatment strategies is unknown. An…”
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Effects of nocturnal noninvasive mechanical ventilation on heart rate variability of patients with advanced COPD by Sin, Don D, Wong, Eric, Mayers, Irvin, Lien, Dale C, Feeny, David, Cheung, Heidi, Gan, Wen Q, Man, S F Paul

“…Cardiovascular comorbidities have a negative impact on the health status and prognosis of patients with COPD. We determined whether nocturnal noninvasive…”
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ANOTHER syndrome—Familial presentations of progressive lung disease leading to double lung transplantation: A case report and literature review by Thornton, Christina S., Puttagunta, Lakshmi, Helmersen, Douglas, Thakrar, Mitesh V., Nagendran, Jayan, Lien, Dale, Varughese, Rhea A.

“…Ectodermal dysplasias (EDs) are a heterogeneous rare group of disorders with an incidence at 1/100,000 live births. Currently, there are limited case reports…”
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Low-dose intradermal versus intramuscular trivalent inactivated seasonal influenza vaccine in lung transplant recipients by Manuel, Oriol, MD, Humar, Atul, MD, Berutto, Carine, MD, Ely, Leticia, MSc, Giulieri, Stefano, MD, Lien, Dale, MD, Meylan, Pascal R., MD, Weinkauf, Justin, MD, Pascual, Manuel, MD, Nador, Roland, MD, Aubert, John-David, MD, Kumar, Deepali, MD

“…Background In this study we compared the immunogenicity of influenza vaccine administered intradermally to the standard intramuscular vaccination in lung…”
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An assessment of the effects of Iyengar yoga practice on the health-related quality of life of patients with chronic respiratory diseases: a pilot study by Santana, Maria Jose, S-Parrilla, Julia, Mirus, Judith, Loadman, Martha, Lien, Dale C, Feeny, David

“…To assess the effects of an Iyengar yoga program (IYP) on patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Patients attending lung transplant clinics in a tertiary…”
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Daclizumab vs Anti-thymocyte Globulin Induction for Lung Transplantation by Mullen, John C., MD, Oreopoulos, Antigone, MSc, Lien, Dale C., MD, Bentley, Michael J., BSc, Modry, Dennis L., MD, Stewart, Ken, MD, Winton, Timothy L., MD, Jackson, Kathy, BNSc, Doucette, Karen, MD, Preiksaitis, Jutta, MD, Halloran, Phil F., MD

“…Background Rejection remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after lung transplantation. The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy and…”
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Diagnostic evaluation and management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a clinical practice guideline by Mehta, Sanjay, Helmersen, Doug, Provencher, Steeve, Hirani, Naushad, Rubens, Fraser D, De Perrot, Marc, Blostein, Mark, Boutet, Kim, Chandy, George, Dennie, Carole, Granton, John, Hernandez, Paul, Hirsch, Andrew M, Laframboise, Karen, Levy, Robert D, Lien, Dale, Martel, Simon, Shoemaker, Gerard, Swiston, John, Weinkauf, Justin

“…Pulmonary embolism is a common condition. Some patients subsequently develop chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Many care gaps exist in the…”
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Improvement in health-related quality of life after lung transplantation by Santana, Maria-Jose, Feeny, David, Jackson, Katherine, Weinkauf, Justin, Lien, Dale

“…Traditional survival outcomes do not reflect the effects on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients. HRQL following lung transplantation has not…”
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection After Lung Transplantation: 5-year Review of Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology by Manuel, Oriol, MD, Lien, Dale, MD, Weinkauf, Justin, MD, Humar, Atul, MD, Cobos, Isabel, RN, Kumar, Deepali, MD

“…Background Data on the epidemiology of MRSA infection in lung transplantation is limited. Methods We performed a 5-year retrospective study to assess the…”
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