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Wound Healing Complications with De Novo Sirolimus Versus Mycophenolate Mofetil‐Based Regimen in Cardiac Transplant Recipients by Kuppahally, S., Al‐Khaldi, A., Weisshaar, D., Valantine, H. A., Oyer, P., Robbins, R. C., Hunt, S. A.

“…Sirolimus was introduced in de novo immunosuppression at Stanford University in view of its favorable effects on reduced rejection and cardiac allograft…”
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Mycophenolate Mofetil Reduces Intimal Thickness by Intravascular Ultrasound After Heart Transplant: Reanalysis of the Multicenter Trial by Kobashigawa, J. A., Tobis, J. M., Mentzer, R. M., Valantine, H. A., Bourge, R. C., Mehra, M. R., Smart, F. W., Miller, L. W., Tanaka, Koji, Li, Haiyan, Gjertson, D. W., Gordon, R. D.

“…The mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) trial involved 650 heart transplant patients from 28 centers who received MMF or azathioprine (AZA), both in combination with…”
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Outcome in Cardiac Recipients of Donor Hearts With Increased Left Ventricular Wall Thickness by Kuppahally, S. S., Valantine, H. A., Weisshaar, D., Parekh, H., Hung, Y. Y., Haddad, F., Fowler, M., Vagelos, R., Perlroth, M. G., Robbins, R. C., Hunt, S. A.

“…The ongoing shortage of donors for cardiac transplantation has led to a trend toward acceptance of donor hearts with some structural abnormalities including…”
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Impact of prophylactic immediate posttransplant ganciclovir on development of transplant atherosclerosis : A post hoc analysis of a randomized, placebo-controlled study by VALANTINE, H. A, GAO, S.-Z, MENON, S. G, RENLUND, D. G, HUNT, S. A, OYER, P, STINSON, E. B, BROWN, B. W, MERIGAN, T. C, SCHROEDER, J. S

“…Coronary artery disease occurs in an accelerated fashion in the donor heart after heart transplantation (TxCAD), but the cause is poorly understood. The risk…”
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Increased β-receptor density and improved hemodynamic response to catecholamine stimulation during long-term metoprolol therapy in heart failure from dilated cardiomyopathy by HEILBRUNN, S. M, PIR SHAH, BRISTOW, M. R, VALANTINE, H. A, GINSBURG, R, FOWLER, M. B

“…Severe heart failure is associated with a reduction in myocardial beta-adrenergic receptor density and an impaired contractile response to catecholamine…”
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Lung Transplant Recipients with Severe Primary Graft Dysfunction Requiring ECMO Had Similar Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Levels and Lung Function as Matched Controls by Timofte, I., Iacono, A., Terrin, M., Vesselinov, R., Bhatti, K., Marishta, A., Young, C., Pervaiz, A., Fideli, U., Tunc, I., Kwesiga, D.M., Orens, J., Shah, P., Nathan, S.D., Brown, A.W., Valantine, H.A., Agbor-Enoh, S.

“…Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a lifesaving procedure in lung transplant recipients with severe primary graft dysfunction (PGD). There is…”
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Early Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Predicts Peak Allograft Function in Heart Transplant by Brusca, S.B., Jang, M.K., Shah, P., Shah, K.B., Hsu, S., Feller, E.D., E, M., Najjar, S.S., Fideli, U.S., Kong, H., Marishta, A., Bhatti, K., Yang, Y., Tunc, I., Solomon, M.A., Berry, G., Marboe, C., Agbor-Enoh, S., Valantine, H.A.

“…Donor-derived cell-free DNA (ddcfDNA) is a validated marker of allograft injury in heart transplant, predicting both acute cellular (ACR) and antibody mediated…”
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Increased Cell Free DNA Levels in African American Patients Early after Heart Transplantation by Doshi, A.H., Tushak, Z., Kong, H., Garcia, V., Jang, M.K., Shah, P., Hsu, S., Feller, E.D., Rodrigo, M.E., Najjar, S.S., Fideli, U.S., Marishta, A., Bhatti, K., Yang, Y., Tunc, I., Solomon, M.A., Berry, G., Marboe, C., Agbor-Enoh, S., Shah, K.B., Valantine, H.A.

“…African American (AA) patients are at risk for increased rates of rejection after heart transplantation (HT). We compared cell-free DNA (cf-DNA) levels after…”
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Role of lipids in allograft vascular disease: a multicenter study of intimal thickening detected by intravascular ultrasound by Valantine, H A

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Transdisciplinary translational science and the case of preterm birth by Stevenson, D K, Shaw, G M, Wise, P H, Norton, M E, Druzin, M L, Valantine, H A, McFarland, D A

“…Medical researchers have called for new forms of translational science that can solve complex medical problems. Mainstream science has made complementary calls…”
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Prognostic importance of intimal thickness as measured by intracoronary ultrasound after cardiac transplantation by RICKENBACHER, P. R, PINTO, F. J, LEWIS, N. P, HUNT, S. A, ALDERMAN, E. L, SCHROEDER, J. S, STINSON, E. B, BROWN, B. W, VALANTINE, H. A

“…Although intracoronary ultrasound (ICUS) has been validated for the early detection of transplant coronary artery disease (TxCAD), the prognostic importance of…”
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Scedosporium apiospermum (Pseudallescheria boydii) infection in a heart transplant recipient: a case of mistaken identity by Lopez, F A, Crowley, R S, Wastila, L, Valantine, H A, Remington, J S

“…We report a case of fatal central nervous system infection with Scedosporium apiospermum (Pseudallescheria boydii) in a heart transplant recipient. This…”
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Induction of nitric oxide synthase in the human cardiac allograft is associated with contractile dysfunction of the left ventricle by LEWIS, N. P, TSAO, P. S, BILLINGHAM, M. E, VALANTINE, H. A, FOWLER, M. B, RICKENBACHER, P. R, CHUN XUE, JOHNS, R. A, HAYWOOD, G. A, VON DER LEYEN, H, TRINDADE, P. T, COOKE, J. P, HUNT, S. A

“…The mechanisms underlying cardiac contractile dysfunction after transplantation remain poorly defined. Previous work has revealed that inducible nitric oxide…”
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Prevention and treatment of cytomegalovirus disease in thoracic organ transplant patients: evidence for a beneficial effect of hyperimmune globulin by Valantine, H A

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Incidence and severity of transplant coronary artery disease early and up to 15 years after transplantation as detected by intravascular ultrasound by Rickenbacher, Peter R, Pinto, Fausto J, Chenzbraun, Adrian, Botas, Javier, Lewis, Neil P, Alderman, Edwin L, Valantine, Hannah A, Hunt, Sharon A, Schroeder, John S, Popp, Richard L, Yeung, Alan C

“…Objectives. The purpose of this study was to quantify the severity of transplant coronary artery disease and to assess lesion characteristics early and up to…”
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Prevalence of accelerated coronary artery disease in heart transplant survivors. Comparison of cyclosporine and azathioprine regimens by Gao, S Z, Schroeder, J S, Alderman, E L, Hunt, S A, Valantine, H A, Wiederhold, V, Stinson, E B

“…Rapid development of diffuse, occlusive coronary artery disease in the cardiac allograft has emerged as a major limiting factor for long-term survival after…”
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Conversion of cyclosporine to tacrolimus for refractory or persistent myocardial rejection by Chan, M.C.Y, Kwok, B.W, Shiba, N, Cantin, B, Valantine, H.A, Hunt, S.A

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Individualizing immunosuppression for heart transplantation: Strategies for the next decade by Valantine, H.A.

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Heart transplantation in patients over 54 years of age : Mortality, morbidity and quality of life by RICKENBACHER, P. R, LEWIS, N. P, VALANTINE, H. A, LUIKART, H, STINSON, E. B, HUNT, S. A

“…As a consequence of recent advances in heart transplantation, upper age limits for the procedure have been liberalized in many centres. It was the purpose of…”
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A hemodynamic and doppler echocardiographic study of ventricular function in long-term cardiac allograft recipients: etiology and prognosis of restrictive-constrictive physiology by VALANTINE, H. A, APPLETON, C. P, HATLE, L. K, HUNT, S. A, BILLIGHAM, M. E, SHUMWAY, N. E, STINSON, E. B, POPP, R. L

“…Conventional hemodynamic measurements and Doppler echocardiography were used to assess ventricular physiology of the human cardiac allograft and to examine the…”
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