HCPLive

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Patients taking immunosuppressive and hepatitis B antiviral drugs after living donor liver transplant had lower antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination.

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COVID-19 Transplant 59

HCPLive

APRIL 9, 2024

McCurry and Valapour answered several questions on the candidacy of post-infectious COVID-19 patients for lung transplantation and on long COVID. In the latest Lungcast, Drs.

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Transplant COVID-19 65

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

MARCH 14, 2024

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection in lung transplant recipients can be lethal owing to the use of immunosuppressants. Antiviral agents may be administered to these patients. Co-packaged nirmatrelvi.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 14, 2024

ECMO can serve as a bridge to transplant in a chronic setting or as a salvage therapy for patients who are unable to be weaned from bypass following cardiac surgery. In this study, we present the case of a patient who was diagnosed with severe acute onset heart failure secondary to torrential mitral regurgitation following COVID-19 pneumonia.

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Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Critical Care

MARCH 2, 2022

Our work suggests that with appropriately selected patients and aggressive management strategies, the use of ECMO support for severe COVID-19 can result in exceptional early survival, and these patients who leave the hospital without the need for oxygen therapy are very likely to remain alive and well 1 year later,” said Deane E.

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Dr. Anish Koka

JUNE 5, 2023

A national study from Korea published in the European Heart Journal sheds important new light on complications related to COVID vaccine related myocarditis. The KDCA also established a reporting system with a legal obligation for special adverse events including myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 vaccination.

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COVID-19 Sudden Cardiac Death Public Health Pericarditis 52

European Journal of Heart Failure

DECEMBER 13, 2023

For the global rank score all participants were ranked across three hierarchical groups: Tier 1 = time to death or urgent heart transplantation or implantation of a ventricular assist device; Tier 2 = time to non-fatal HF requiring i.v. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the planned number of patients could not be recruited.

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Heart Failure COVID-19 Hospital Heart Transplant 40