Search Results - "Restaino, Susan W."
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Donor specific anti-hla antibodies with antibody mediated rejection and long-term outcomes following heart transplantation
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-05-2017)“…Introduction Donor specific anti-HLA antibodies (DSA) are common following heart transplantation and are associated with rejection, cardiac allograft…”
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Dobutamine stress echocardiography is inadequate to detect early cardiac allograft vasculopathy
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Ventricular assist device elicits serum natural IgG that correlates with the development of primary graft dysfunction following heart transplantation
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-08-2017)“…Background Pre-transplant sensitization is a limiting factor in solid-organ transplantation. In heart transplants, ventricular assist device (VAD) implantation…”
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Advanced heart failure in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: Is there equal access to care?
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-09-2014)“…Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has evolved from a highly stigmatized disease with certain progression to acquired immunodeficiency…”
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Heart Transplantation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Positive Patients
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-07-2009)“…Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is widely considered a contraindication for cardiac transplantation. However, with the newer…”
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Mechanical Circulatory Support as a Bridge to Cardiac Retransplantation: A single center experience
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-02-2015)“…Background Cardiac retransplantation is increasing in frequency. Recent data have shown that retransplantation outcomes are now comparable with primary…”
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Human immunodeficiency virus infection and left ventricular assist devices: A case series
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-09-2011)“…Historically, advanced heart failure therapies were considered inappropriate for patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). As HIV has become a…”
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A successful pregnancy during mechanical circulatory device support
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Comparative Assessment of Anti-HLA Antibodies Using Two Commercially Available Luminex-Based Assays
Published in Transplantation direct (01-11-2017)“…Allospecific anti-HLA antibodies (Abs) are associated with rejection of solid organ grafts. The 2 main kits to detect anti-HLA Ab in patient serum are…”
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Impact of Bridge to Transplantation With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices on Posttransplantation Mortality: A Propensity-Matched Analysis of the United Network of Organ Sharing Database
Published in Circulation (New York, N.Y.) (06-08-2019)“…BACKGROUND:Bridge to transplantation (BTT) with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) is a mainstay of therapy for heart failure in patients awaiting heart…”
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Development of a Novel Echocardiography Ramp Test for Speed Optimization and Diagnosis of Device Thrombosis in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices: The Columbia Ramp Study
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (30-10-2012)“…This study sought to develop a novel approach to optimizing continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) function and diagnosing device…”
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New-onset graft dysfunction after heart transplantation—incidence and mechanism-related outcomes
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-02-2011)“…Background Graft dysfunction (GD) after heart transplantation (HTx) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. The impact of different pathophysiologic…”
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Prevalence and timing of bend relief disconnection in patients supported by the late version HeartMate II left ventricular assist device
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-03-2013)“…Background On April 4, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Class 1R recall of the HeartMate II (Thoratec Corporation, Pleasanton, CA) left…”
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Development of a Novel Echocardiography Ramp Test for Speed Optimization and Diagnosis of Device Thrombosis in Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (30-10-2012)“…Objectives This study sought to develop a novel approach to optimizing continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (CF-LVAD) function and diagnosing device…”
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Giant Cell Arteritis as a Cause of Myocarditis and Atrial Fibrillation
Published in Circulation. Heart failure (01-02-2016)Get full text
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The effect of timing and graft dysfunction on survival and cardiac allograft vasculopathy in antibody-mediated rejection
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-09-2016)“…Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) has been associated with increased death and cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV). Early studies suggested that late AMR was…”
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A Rare Case of Disseminated Tuberculosis and Hematological Malignancy in a Heart Transplant Recipient
Published in Transplantation proceedings (01-10-2021)“…A 77-year-old man who underwent a heart transplant 7 years ago presented with multiple bloody bowel movements. Endoscopic and histologic evaluation revealed…”
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De Novo Human Leukocyte Antigen Allosensitization in Heartmate 3 Versus Heartmate II Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients
Published in ASAIO journal (1992) (01-02-2022)“…Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are associated with the development of antihuman leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies, which can create a challenge for…”
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Infectious complications after cardiac transplantation in patients bridged with mechanical circulatory support devices versus medical therapy
Published in The Journal of heart and lung transplantation (01-09-2016)“…Background Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is increasingly used as a bridge to heart transplantation. It is not known whether patients who receive MCS as…”
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A tablet computer application for patients to participate in their hospital care
Published in AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings (2011)“…Building on our institution's commercial electronic health record and custom personal health record Web portal, we developed a tablet computer application to…”
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