Preoperative Cardiac Variables of Diastolic Dysfunction and Clinical Outcomes in Lung Transplant Recipients by Ajay Yadlapati, Joseph P. Lynch, Rajan Saggar, David Ross, John A. Belperio, Stephen Weigt, Abbas Ardehali, Tristan Grogan, Eric H. Yang, Jamil Aboulhosn

“…Background. Orthotopic lung transplantation is now widely performed in patients with advanced lung disease. …”
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Concomitant abdominal organ transplantation alongside lung transplantation: An ISHLT transplant database analysis by Renita Wilson, BS, J. Asher Jenkins, MD, Juan Maria Farina, MD, Blake Langlais, MS, Bashar Aqel, MD, Ashraf Omar, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, PhD, Pedro Reck dos Santos, MD, PhD

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Bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue in lung transplantation: a facilitator of rejection or regulator of tolerance? by Alexander N. Wein, Charles R. Liu, Daniel Kreisel, Daniel Kreisel

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Lung transplantation for pulmonary chronic graft-versus-host disease: a missed opportunity? by Andrea Zajacova, MD, Hélène Schoemans, MD, PhD, Mark Greer, MD, MRCP, Hildegard Greinix, MD, Peter Jaksch, MD, Osnat Shtraichman, MD, Rayid Abdulqawi, MD, PhD, Are M. Holm, MD, PhD, Robin Vos, MD, PhD, Saskia Bos, MD, PhD

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Donor-derived cell-free DNA for detection of acute rejection in lung transplant recipients by Gökce Yavuz, Julia Walter, Julia Walter, Kaimo Hirv, Oliver Wachter, Andrea Dick, Julia Kovacs, Julia Zimmermann, Olaf M. Glueck, Maximilian Vorstandlechner, Nicole Samm, Jan M. Fertmann, Wulf Sienel, Sebastian Michel, Sebastian Michel, Michael Irlbeck, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Nikolaus Kneidinger, Rudolf Hatz, Rudolf Hatz, Jürgen Behr, Jürgen Behr, Christian Schneider, Christian Schneider, Teresa Kauke, Teresa Kauke

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Invasive Microascus trigonosporus Species Complex Pulmonary Infection in a Lung Transplant Recipient by Kelly E. Schoeppler, Martin R. Zamora, Noelle M. Northcutt, Gerard R. Barber, Gayle O’Malley-Schroeder, Dennis M. Lyu

“…Here we present a rare case of invasive infection caused by Microascus trigonosporus species complex in a human, which developed during voriconazole prophylaxis in a lung transplant recipient. Nebulized liposomal amphotericin B was used in addition to systemic therapy in order to optimize antifungal drug exposure; this regimen appeared to reduce the patient’s fungal burden. …”
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No Emergence of Colistin Resistance in the Respiratory Tract of Lung Transplant Patients Treated With Inhaled Colistin by Nathalie Grall, Nathalie Grall, Maksud Assadi, Marina Esposito-Farese, Brice Lortat-Jacob, Sébastien Tanaka, Sébastien Tanaka, Enora Atchade, Jonathan Messika, Jonathan Messika, Jonathan Messika, Vincent Bunel, Hervé Mal, Hervé Mal, Pierre Mordant, Pierre Mordant, Pierre Mordant, Yves Castier, Yves Castier, Bastien Garnier, Signara Gueye, Marie Petitjean, Erick Denamur, Laurence Armand-Lefevre, Laurence Armand-Lefevre, Charles Burdet, Philippe Montravers, Philippe Montravers, Alexy Tran-Dinh, Alexy Tran-Dinh

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Pneumatosis Intestinalis and Pneumoperitoneum After Lung Transplantation: Single-Center Experience and Systematic Review by Hiroshi Kagawa, Masashi Furukawa, Ernest G. Chan, Matthew Morrell, Pablo G. Sanchez

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Treatment of Cytomegalovirus Infection with Cidofovir and CMV Immune Globulin in a Lung Transplant Recipient by Heinrike Wilkens, Martina Sester

“…Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection after lung transplantation is associated with increased risk for pneumonitis and bronchiolitis obliterans as well as allograft rejection and opportunistic infections. …”
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Analysis of Optimal Health-Related Quality of Life Measures in Patients Waitlisted for Lung Transplantation by Junko Tokuno, Toyofumi F Chen-Yoshikawa, Toru Oga, Takahiro Oto, Tomoyo Okawa, Yoshinori Okada, Miki Akiba, Masaki Ikeda, Daisuke Nakajima, Masatsugu Hamaji, Hideki Motoyama, Akihiro Aoyama, Maki Isomi, Kazuo Chin, Hiroshi Date

“…Improving health-related quality of life (HRQL) is an important goal of lung transplantation, and St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) is frequently used for assessing HRQL in patients waitlisted for lung transplantation. …”
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Lobar lung transplantation, followed by partial sternal resection and bronchial stenosis, in a patient with scoliosis by Monika Svorcova, Jiri Vachtenheim, Jan Simonek, Jaromir Vajter, Zuzana Prikrylova, Jan Kolarik, Jiri Pozniak, Jan Havlin, Robert Lischke

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Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block for Analgesia after Thoracotomy for Lung Transplantation in an Anticoagulated Patient by Mark Mudarth, Veena Satyapriya, John Coffman, Peter DeSocio, Alec Lawrence, Shana Schwartz, Michael Kushelev

“…Lung transplant recipients are at particular high risk for postoperative respiratory failure as a result of poorly controlled pain, inadequate graft expansion, decreased cough, and reliance on systemic opioid therapy. …”
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Pre-Anesthesia Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Two Lung Transplant Recipients with Severe Pulmonary Hypertension by Liu Minqiang, Gao Hong, Chen Jingyu, Wang Yanjuan, Xu Bo, Wang Guilong, Wu Qiang, Hu Chunxiao

“…Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a widely used cardiopulmonary support method that is usually implemented after anesthesia during the period of lung transplantation (LTx). In severe pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients, however, anesthesia induction is a high-risk phase and can result in severe cardiorespiratory failure. …”
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Role of Mast Cells and Type 2 Innate Lymphoid (ILC2) Cells in Lung Transplantation by Esmaeil Mortaz, Saeede Amani, Sharon Mumby, Ian M. Adcock, Mehrnaz Movassaghi, Jelle Folkerts, Johan Garssen, Gert Folkerts

“…This paper outlines the current understanding of the role of MCs in lung transplantation, with a specific focus on their interaction with ILC2 cells within the engrafted organ.…”
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Outcomes of combined liver-lung transplant in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis: An ISHLT transplant registry study by Renita Wilson, BS, J. Asher Jenkins, MD, Juan Maria Farina, MD, Blake Langlais, MS, Bashar Aqel, MD, Ashraf Omar, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD PhD, Pedro Reck dos Santos, MD PhD

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Burkholderia Gladioli – A Predictor of Poor Outcome in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Who Receive Lung Transplants? A Case of Locally Invasive Rhinosinusitis and Persistent Bacteremia in a 36-Year-Old Lung Transplant Recipient with Cystic Fibrosis by Bradley S Quon, James D Reid, Patrick Wong, Pearce G Wilcox, Amin Javer, Jennifer M Wilson, Robert D Levy

“…A case involving a lung transplant recipient with cystic fibrosis who ultimately died as a result of severe rhinosinusitis due to B gladioli infection in the context of postlung transplant immunosuppression is reported.…”
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Respiratory Failure due to Possible Donor-Derived Sporothrix schenckii Infection in a Lung Transplant Recipient by Nathan C. Bahr, Katherine Janssen, Joanne Billings, Gabriel Loor, Jaime S. Green

“…We believe that this was likely a donor-derived infection given the early timing of the Sporothrix isolation after transplant in a bilateral single lung transplant recipient. This is the first case report of sporotrichosis in a lung transplant recipient. …”
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The superiority of veno-arterial over veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for operative support of lung transplantation by Sen Lu, Pin Wang, Xiao-qin Zhang, Gang Feng, Hong-li He, Yue Chen, Xiao-bo Huang, Chun Pan, Jing-chao Luo

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Lived experiences for individuals with cystic fibrosis who have undergone lung transplantation: a qualitative study by Ulrika Skogeland, Isabelle de Monestrol, Terezia Pincikova, Tove Godskesen

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Health-related Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity in Double Lung Transplant Recipients With Baseline Lung Allograft Dysfunction by Alisha Rullay, BSc, Karina Kaur, BSc, Jennifer Holman, PT, Laura C. van den Bosch, MD, Justin G. Weinkauf, MD, Jayan Nagendran, MD, PhD, Rhea A. Varughese, MD, Alim S. Hirji, MD, Dale C. Lien, MD, Jason C. Weatherald, MD, Kieran M. Halloran, MD

“…We hypothesized that BLAD would be associated with reduced HRQL and 6-min walk distance (6MWD) at 1 y post–lung transplant. Methods. We analyzed patients who underwent lung transplants in our program from 2004 to 2018 who completed 1-y 36-item Short Form (SF-36) questionnaire and 6MWD testing. …”
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