Prognostic value of pulmonary hemodynamic parameters in cardiac transplant candidates
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Prognostic value of pulmonary hemodynamic parameters in cardiac transplant candidates.
BACKGROUND Pulmonary hypertension is a contradiction for heart transplantation (HTx). The aim of the study was to examine prognostic significance of pulmonary hemodynamic variables in patients with severe chronic heart failure (HF) considered for HTx. METHODS Patients with HF were qualified to HTx in Poland. We measured pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP), pulmonary capillary wedge pres...
متن کاملManagement of allosensitized cardiac transplant candidates.
Cardiac transplantation remains the best treatment in patients with advanced heart failure with a high risk of death. However, an inadequate supply of donor hearts decreases the likelihood of transplantation for many patients. Ventricular assist devices (VADs) are being increasingly used as a bridge to transplantation in patients who may not survive long enough to receive a heart. This expansio...
متن کاملLeft ventricular assist devices decrease fixed pulmonary hypertension in cardiac transplant candidates.
OBJECTIVE Fixed pulmonary hypertension is a contraindication for cardiac transplantation because of the increased risk of donor heart failure. We sought to determine whether left ventricular assist devices improve fixed pulmonary hypertension in cardiac transplant candidates to enable safe cardiac transplantation. METHODS Thirty-five consecutive cardiac transplant candidates (age 56 +/- 6 yea...
متن کاملBK Viremia among Iranian Renal Transplant Candidates
Background: Primary infection with BK virus (BKV) is occurred during childhood and usually asymptomatic, but after initial infection, BKV may persist lifelong in the kidney and genitourinary tract. Reactivation may occur in individuals with compromised immunity such as renal transplant recipients. Due to the role of BKV in BK virus-associated nephropathy (BKVAN) and po...
متن کاملPulmonary complications in cardiac transplant recipients.
BACKGROUND The incidence of pulmonary complications in heart transplant recipients has not been extensively studied. We report pulmonary complications in 159 consecutive adult orthotopic heart transplantations (OHTs) performed in 157 patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective review of medical records. RESULTS Forty-seven of 159 recipients (29.9%) had 81 pulmonary complications. Pneumoni...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cardiology Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1898-018X,1897-5593
DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2014.0015