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Outcome of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients

HeartRhythm

Among pediatric patients undergoing orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT), 1-12% are reported to need a permanent pacemaker (PPM).1 1 There are limited studies on the outcomes of PPM placement, and the role of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in pediatric OHT remains unclear.

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

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

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

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Right Ventricular Function on Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Long-Term Outcomes in Stable Heart Transplant Recipients

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

BACKGROUND:In heart transplant recipients, right ventricular (RV) dysfunction may occur for a variety of reasons. Whether RV dysfunction in the stable phase after heart transplantation is associated with long-term adverse outcomes is unknown. years after heart transplantation were included.

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An explainable machine learning approach using contemporary UNOS data to identify patients who fail to bridge to heart transplantation

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

BackgroundThe use of Intra-aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) and Impella devices as a bridge to heart transplantation (HTx) has increased significantly in recent times. Out of them, 12% had primary outcomes indicating Status 2 failure. Our ML models were based on 19 variables from the UNOS data.

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Genomic study sheds light on immune microenvironment in transplanted pediatric hearts

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Pediatric heart transplantation has long been hailed as a life-saving intervention for children suffering from end-stage heart failure. While the procedure offers hope, the long-term outcomes for these young patients remain suboptimal due to allograft rejection and graft failure.

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Feasibility Value of Right Ventricular Longitudinal Shortening Fraction and the Prognostic Implications in Patients With Heart Transplantation

Journal of the American Heart Association

The value of RVLSF in the assessment of RV systolic function in recipients of heart transplantation (HT) and whether RVLSF can replace strain parameters remains unknown.Methods and ResultsA total of 153 adult patients who underwent HT were consecutively enrolled in this prospective longitudinal study.

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Emergency Department Use and Hospital Mortality Among Heart Transplant Recipients in the United States

Journal of the American Heart Association

Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print. BackgroundAnnual heart transplant (HT) volumes have increased, as have post‐HT outpatient care needs. Multivariable logistic regression was used to predict outcomes of hospital admission and death. HT volumes and HT‐related ED visits increased from 2009 to 2018.