Reversibility of Frailty after Lung Transplantation by Elyn Montgomery, Peter S. Macdonald, Phillip J. Newton, Sungwon Chang, Kay Wilhelm, Sunita R. Jha, Monique Malouf

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Low CD4/CD8 Ratio in Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Is Associated with Lung Allograft Rejection by K. V. Shenoy, C. Solomides, F. Cordova, T. J. Rogers, D. Ciccolella, G. J. Criner

“…Patients were grouped by frequency and severity of acute rejection based on International Society of Heart Lung Transplant (ISHLT) criteria. Transbronchial biopsies were reviewed for BALT by a blinded pathologist. …”
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EBV-Negative Monomorphic B-Cell Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder with Marked Morphologic Pleomorphism and Pathogenic Mutations in ASXL1, BCOR, CDKN2A, NF1, and TP53 by Agata M. Bogusz

“…This report describes an unusual case of a 33-year-old woman that developed a monomorphic EBV-negative PTLD consistent with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) 13 years after heart-lung transplant. Histological examination revealed marked pleomorphism of the malignant cells including nodular areas reminiscent of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) with abundant large, bizarre Hodgkin-like cells. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Low-Dose Cyclosporine with Everolimus and Steroids in de novo Heart Transplant Patients: A Multicentre, Randomized Trial by Andreas Zuckermann, Shoei-Shen Wang, Heather Ross, Maria Frigerio, Howard J. Eisen, Christoph Bara, Daniel Hoefer, Maurizio Cotrufo, Gaohong Dong, Guido Junge, Anne M. Keogh

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The state of combined thoracoabdominal triple-organ transplantation in the United States by Emily G. Dunbar, BS, Ye In Christopher Kwon, BA, Matthew Ambrosio, MS, Inna F. Tchoukina, MD, Keyur B. Shah, MD, David A. Bruno, MD, Walker A. Julliard, MD, Josue Chery, MD, Vigneshwar Kasirajan, MD, Zubair A. Hashmi, MD

“…While overall survival between TOTs appears similar, adding a liver to a heart-lung transplant may be associated with a poorer prognosis compared to adding a kidney. …”
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Lung Transplantation in Patients with High Lung Allocation Scores in the US: Evidence for the Need to Evaluate Score Specific Outcomes by Jeremiah A. Hayanga, Alena Lira, Tedi Vlahu, Jingyan Yang, Jonathan K. Aboagye, Heather K. Hayanga, James D. Luketich, Jonathan D’Cunha

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