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Pulmonary transplant complications: a radiologic review

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lung transplantation has become the definitive treatment for end stage respiratory disease. Numbers and survival rates have increased over the past decade, with transplant recipients living longer and with gre.

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Pulmonary artery mass with PIK3CA mutation after orthotopic heart transplantation

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Patients can develop de novo malignancies following orthotopic heart transplantation. However, vascular tumors are not commonly described in this population.

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Double lung transplantation is better than single lung transplantation for end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Lung transplantation is one of the most common treatment options for patients with end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. However, the choice between single and double lung transplantation for these.

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In vivo mitral valve repair for the transplanted donor heart in orthotopic heart transplantation

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

A 53-year-old woman with the dilated phase of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy underwent orthotopic heart transplantation. The donor heart was evaluated as normal preoperatively without mitral regurgitation or the.

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Determinants of survival following heart transplantation in adults with congenital heart disease

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

We examine the factors associated with heart transplant outcomes in this challenging population with complex anatomy requiring redo-sur. Adult patients surviving with congenital heart disease (ACHD) is growing.

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Toxic epidermal necrolysis following heart transplantation may caused by cefoperazone sodium and sulbactam sodium

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

The outcome of heart transplantation is significantly affected by perioperative infections. Individualised immunosuppression strategies are essential to reduce the risk of such infections.

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Enhanced external counterpulsation treatment improves multi-organ hemodynamics for postoperative liver transplantation patient. A case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Post liver transplantation (LT) patients endure high morbidity rate of multi-organ ischemic symptoms following reperfusion. We hypothesize that enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) as a typical non-invasi.