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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann ; 30(5): 532-539, 2022 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34494902

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary endarterectomy is potential curative therapy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension patients. Here, we present our experience with pulmonary endarterectomy spanning 17 years and detail our management strategy. METHODS: This is a single-centre retrospective study conducted on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension patients who underwent pulmonary endarterectomy at our centre across 17 years. RESULTS: Between 2004 and 2020, 591 patients underwent pulmonary endarterectomy. Amongst them 429 (72.4%) were males with a male to female ratio of 2.6:1, the median age was 38 (range, 14-73) years. The median length of hospital stay was 11 days (IQR, 8-16). Extra corporeal membranous oxygenation was used in 82 (13.9%) patients during/after surgery, out of whom 28 (34.1%) survived. There were 70 (11.8%) in-hospital deaths. Female gender (p < 0.01), pulmonary artery systolic pressure >100 mmHg (p < 0.05) and use of extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (p < 0.001) were significant risk factors for in-hospital mortality. The mortality in the first period (2004-2012) was 15.7% which reduced to 9.1% in the later period (2013-2020). The reduction in mortality rate was 42% (p < 0.05). Following pulmonary endarterectomy, there was a significant reduction in pulmonary artery systolic pressure (86.68 ± 24.38 vs. 39.71 ± 13.13 mmHg; p < 0.001) and improvement in median walk distance as measured by 6-min walk test on follow-up (300 vs. 450 meters; p < 0.001). The median duration of follow-up was 8 months (inter-quartile range: 2-24). CONCLUSIONS: pulmonary endarterectomy has a learning curve, high pulmonary vascular resistance alone is not a contraindication for surgery. Patients following surgery have improved survival and quality of life.


Subject(s)
Hypertension, Pulmonary , Pulmonary Embolism , Adult , Chronic Disease , Endarterectomy/adverse effects , Female , Humans , Hypertension, Pulmonary/etiology , Male , Pulmonary Artery/diagnostic imaging , Pulmonary Artery/surgery , Pulmonary Embolism/surgery , Quality of Life , Retrospective Studies , Treatment Outcome
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Transpl Infect Dis ; 22(4): e13277, 2020 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32170813

ABSTRACT

RATIONALE: Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-seronegative recipients receiving a seropositive allograft (D+/R-) are at a high risk of developing CMV disease. Our program increased the duration of CMV prophylaxis from 6 to 9 months in May 2013. Here, we present the impact on the incidence of CMV infection, disease, side effects, rejection, and other factors. METHODS: Retrospective cohort of 241 CMV (D+/R-) patients transplanted between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2017. Blood CMV testing was done according to protocol. All patients received ganciclovir/valganciclovir as prophylaxis. We compared the incidence and timing of CMV infection and disease up to 6 months after cessation of prophylaxis between patients who received 9 months (May 2013 onwards) and a historical control group who received 6 months of prophylaxis (prior to May 2013). CMV infection was defined as detectable CMV viremia in the absence of symptoms. CMV disease was defined as CMV syndrome or tissue-invasive disease. Side effects of prophylaxis and CMV resistance were recorded. RESULTS: A total of 116 patients were included in the 6-month group and 125 in the 9-month group. The extended 9-month CMV prophylaxis delayed the onset of CMV infection (median time to CMV infection after lung transplantation 295 vs 353 days, P < .01) but did not significantly reduce the incidence of CMV infection (65% vs 64%, P = .06, log-rank). The 9-month prophylaxis delayed the onset and decreased the incidence of CMV disease from 50% in the 6-month group to 42% (P = .02 log-rank). There was no difference in the rate of adverse effects (leukopenia in 32% in both groups, P = .53) or development of CMV resistance between the two groups (4 cases in both groups, P = .92). There were no significant differences in overall survival or the rate of chronic lung allograft dysfunction between the groups. CONCLUSIONS: Extending duration of CMV prophylaxis from 6 to 9 months resulted in a delayed and decreased incidence of CMV disease in our lung transplant population. The absolute risk reduction achieved by extended CMV prophylaxis was 8%. The incidence of CMV infection, and ganciclovir resistance and side effects were similar between the two groups. Our results suggest that extending CMV prophylaxis in the highest risk CMV D+/R- group is effective in reducing CMV disease.


Subject(s)
Antiviral Agents/administration & dosage , Cytomegalovirus Infections/prevention & control , Drug Administration Schedule , Lung Transplantation/adverse effects , Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis/methods , Transplant Recipients , Adult , Aged , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Female , Ganciclovir/administration & dosage , Ganciclovir/therapeutic use , Graft Rejection/prevention & control , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Retrospective Studies , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Transplantation, Homologous , Valganciclovir/administration & dosage , Valganciclovir/therapeutic use
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Antivir Ther ; 20(1): 87-91, 2015.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24831606

ABSTRACT

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a newly recognized transmissible viral infection with high virulence and case fatality rates for which there is no currently defined primary treatment or prophylaxis. Saudi Arabia has the largest reported number of cases so far. Like severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), MERS is caused by a coronavirus. Combination therapy with interferon-α2b and ribavirin has been used successfully as primary treatment and prophylaxis in SARS. Because of similarities between the two coronaviruses, treatment with ribavarin and interferon-α2b has been suggested as a potential therapy for MERS-CoV. Studies in animal models of MERS-CoV have shown the combination of ribavirin and interferon-α2b to be effective both as primary treatment and prophylaxis. In this report, we describe for the first time use of this combination as a primary treatment for a patient with MERS-CoV infection and as prophylaxis for his spouse and discuss its possible role.


Subject(s)
Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Interferon-alpha/therapeutic use , Polyethylene Glycols/therapeutic use , Ribavirin/therapeutic use , Adult , Coronavirus Infections/diagnostic imaging , Coronavirus Infections/pathology , Female , Humans , Interferon alpha-2 , Male , Middle Aged , Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus/drug effects , Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus/pathogenicity , Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus/physiology , Radiography , Recombinant Proteins/therapeutic use , Viral Load/drug effects
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Ann Thorac Surg ; 97(4): e109-10, 2014 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24694450

ABSTRACT

In the present report, we describe a case wherein a Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection developed in the recipient after successful bilateral lung transplantation because of a solitary pulmonary nodule in the donor.


Subject(s)
Lung Transplantation/methods , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary , Adolescent , Cadaver , Female , Humans , Tissue Donors , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/surgery
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Ann Saudi Med ; 34(5): 396-400, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25827696

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome caused by novel coronavirus (MERS CoV) has been a major public health challenge since it was first described in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. So far, there is no effective treatment for this serious illness, which features a high mortality rate. We report an initial experience of the use of ribavirin and interferon (IFN)-a2b in the management of MERS CoV at a tertiary care hospital. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: A case series of 6 patients admitted with a confirmed diagnosis of MERS CoV were treated with ribavirin and IFN-a2b in addition to supportive management. The patients' demographics, clinical parameters, and outcomes were recorded. Fifty-four close contacts of these patients were screened for MERS CoV. METHODS: Six patients with MERS CoV infection were included in this study. Four cases featured symptomatic disease, including pneumonia and respiratory failure, while 2 were asymptomatic close contacts of the MERS CoV patients. The MERS CoV infection was confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction detection of the consensus viral RNA targets upstream of the E gene (UPE) and open reading frame (ORF1b) on a sputum sample. The patients' demographics, comorbid conditions, time to diagnosis and initiation of treatment, and clinical outcomes were recorded. RESULTS: Three out of 6 patients who had comorbid conditions died during the study period, while 3 had suc.cessful outcomes. The diagnosis and treatment was delayed by an average of 15 days in those patients who died. Only 2 close contacts out of the 54 screened (3.7%) were positive for MERS CoV. CONCLUSION: Treatment with ribavirin and IFN-a2b may be effective in patients infected with MERS CoV. There appears to be a low infectivity rate among close contacts of MERS CoV patients.


Subject(s)
Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Coronavirus Infections/drug therapy , Interferon-alpha/therapeutic use , Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus , Polyethylene Glycols/therapeutic use , Ribavirin/therapeutic use , Adolescent , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Asymptomatic Infections , Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Delayed Diagnosis , Drug Therapy, Combination , Female , Humans , Interferon alpha-2 , Male , Middle Aged , Pneumonia/virology , Recombinant Proteins/therapeutic use , Respiratory Insufficiency/virology , Saudi Arabia/epidemiology , Tertiary Care Centers , Time-to-Treatment
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J Neurogastroenterol Motil ; 19(3): 390-4, 2013 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23875107

ABSTRACT

A 19-years-old girl was referred for lung transplant due to end stage lung disease secondary to idiopathic bilateral bronchiectasis. Her routine pre lung transplant evaluation showed normal esophageal high-resolution manometry (HRM) and 24-hours impedance pH monitoring. Four weeks after the bilateral sequential lung transplantation (LTx), she developed dysphagia, chest pain and regurgitation, complicated by aspiration pneumonia. Repeated HRM showed Jackhammer esophagus, delayed gastric emptying and abnormal 24-hour pH impedance monitoring consistent with the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Twelve weeks after LTx, she was symptom free, HRM and 24-hour impedance pH monitoring returned to normal. To the best of our knowledge, this rare transient esophageal hypercontractility episode occurred after LTx and recovered without any specific treatment was never reported in literature. The etiopathogenesis of Jackhammer esophagus in general and LTx induced dysmotility in particular is discussed and reviewed.

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Exp Clin Transplant ; 11(3): 270-3, 2013 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23530912

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome is a significant postallogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant problem. Recent data in lung transplant patients suggest an association with gastroesophageal reflux disease and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome. We studied posthematopoietic stem cell transplant patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome for gastroesophageal reflux disease and its response to a proton pump inhibitor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Seven postallogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients with bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome were studied. Gastroesophageal reflux disease was assessed by 24-hour pH monitoring with a Bravo catheter-free radio pH capsule. Patients with positive gastroesophageal reflux disease were started on omeprazole. Pretreatment and posttreatment pulmonary function tests were done at 3-month intervals. RESULTS: Of 7 patients, 5 had positive results for gastroesophageal reflux disease (71%). Omeprazole had a disease-stabilizing effect on the patients' pulmonary function tests. CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows a significant association between bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease in postallogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Use of omeprazole may have a disease-stabilizing effect in short-term follow-up.


Subject(s)
Bronchiolitis Obliterans/etiology , Gastroesophageal Reflux/etiology , Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/adverse effects , Adult , Bronchiolitis Obliterans/diagnosis , Bronchiolitis Obliterans/physiopathology , Esophageal pH Monitoring , Female , Gastroesophageal Reflux/diagnosis , Gastroesophageal Reflux/drug therapy , Humans , Male , Omeprazole/therapeutic use , Prospective Studies , Proton Pump Inhibitors/therapeutic use , Respiratory Function Tests , Risk Factors , Time Factors , Transplantation, Homologous
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