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J Heart Lung Transplant ; 42(3): 301-304, 2023 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36624019

RESUMEN

Shortage of organ donors is an ongoing limiting factor in lung transplantation (LT). Despite increasing prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 infection, positive COVID-19 testing from a potential donor remains a contraindication at many LT centers. In this report, we present the outcomes of LT utilizing an algorithm based on donor clinical presentation, and COVID-19 real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) with cycle threshold (Ct) values evaluation. The Ct value threshold for organ acceptance was >35. A total of 8 COVID-positive donors were included. No donor-to-recipient transmissions of COVID-19 were observed. Short-term outcomes were comparable to those reported in pre-COVID literature. Survival-to-date is 100% with median POD of 161 days. Our findings support the safety and efficacy of utilizing our algorithm including Ct value threshold for selection of donors with incidental COVID-19 positive testing.


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COVID-19 , Humanos , COVID-19/diagnóstico , Prueba de COVID-19 , Donantes de Tejidos , Pulmón/diagnóstico por imagen , Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa
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J Intensive Care Med ; 37(8): 1112-1116, 2022 Aug.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34515566

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We present a case of rapidly growing disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) that presented as an empyema necessitans (EN) in a 65-year-old woman with a single right lung transplant admitted for progressive dyspnea. While hospitalized, she had daily fevers and was found to have a right-sided chest wall abscess and pleural effusion. Acid-fast bacilli cultures from the abscess and pleural fluid grew MTB within 4 and 6 days, respectively. Blood cultures later grew MTB as well. Upon initiation of rifampin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol, she developed hemorrhagic pancreatitis and distributive shock secondary to antituberculosis medications and disseminated MTB. Noteworthy features of this case include the rapid rate of MTB culture growth in less than a week, the development of a likely donor-derived MTB EN, and the clinical challenges of MTB screening and MTB infection management in a solid organ transplant recipient.


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Empiema , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Derrame Pleural , Absceso/complicaciones , Absceso/tratamiento farmacológico , Anciano , Antituberculosos/uso terapéutico , Empiema/complicaciones , Empiema/tratamiento farmacológico , Femenino , Humanos , Derrame Pleural/etiología
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JACC Case Rep ; 3(14): 1617-1621, 2021 Oct 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34729514

RESUMEN

Penetrating aortic ulcers typically occur in severely diseased vessels. We present the case of a 46-year-old woman, without extensive atherosclerosis, who had sudden cardiac arrest related to ischemia from a mobile intraluminal aortic thrombus adherent to a penetrating ulcer in the ascending aorta. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).

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J Heart Lung Transplant ; 40(9): 970-980, 2021 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34272125

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BACKGROUND: Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is a major cause of early mortality following heart transplant (HT). The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) subdivides PGD into 3 grades of increasing severity. Most studies have assessed risk factors for PGD without distinguishing between PGD severity grade. We sought to identify recipient, donor and surgical risk factors specifically associated with mild/moderate or severe PGD. METHODS: We identified 734 heart transplant recipients at our institution transplanted between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2018. PGD was defined according to modified ISHLT criteria. Recipient, donor and surgical variables were analyzed by multinomial logistic regression with mild/moderate or severe PGD as the response. Variables significant in single variable modeling were subject to multivariable analysis via penalized logistic regression. RESULTS: PGD occurred in 24% of the cohort (n = 178) of whom 6% (n = 44) had severe PGD. One-year survival was reduced in recipients with severe PGD but not in those with mild or moderate PGD. Multivariable analysis identified 3 recipient factors: prior cardiac surgery, recipient treatment with ACEI/ARB/ARNI plus MRA, recipient treatment with amiodarone plus beta-blocker, and 3 surgical factors: longer ischemic time, more red blood cell transfusions, and more platelet transfusions, that were associated with severe PGD. We developed a clinical risk score, ABCE, which provided acceptable discrimination and calibration for severe PGD. CONCLUSIONS: Risk factors for mild/moderate PGD were largely distinct from those for severe PGD, suggesting a differing pathophysiology involving several biological pathways. Further research into mechanisms underlying the development of PGD is urgently needed.


Asunto(s)
Trasplante de Corazón/efectos adversos , Hemodinámica/fisiología , Disfunción Primaria del Injerto/etiología , Daño por Reperfusión/complicaciones , Donantes de Tejidos , Receptores de Trasplantes , Anciano , Aloinjertos , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Disfunción Primaria del Injerto/diagnóstico , Disfunción Primaria del Injerto/fisiopatología , Daño por Reperfusión/diagnóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Riesgo , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
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J Heart Lung Transplant ; 38(9): 939-948, 2019 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31495410

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: The optimal transplant strategy for patients with end-stage lung disease complicated by secondary pulmonary hypertension (PH) is controversial. The aim of this study is to define the role of single lung transplantation in this population. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of lung transplant recipients using the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing Standard Transplant Analysis and Research registry. Adult recipients that underwent isolated lung transplantation between May 2005 and June 2015 for end-stage lung disease because of obstructive or restrictive etiologies were identified. Patients were stratified by mean pulmonary artery pressure ([mPAP] ≥ or < 40 mm Hg) and by treatment-single (SOLT) or bilateral (BOLT) orthotopic lung transplantation. The primary outcome measure was overall survival (OS), which was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared by the log-rank test. To adjust for donor and recipient confounders, Cox proportional hazards models were developed to estimate the adjusted hazard ratio of mortality associated with elevated mPAP in SOLT and BOLT recipients. RESULTS: A total of 12,392 recipients met inclusion criteria. Of recipients undergoing SOLT, those with mPAP ≥40 were shown to have lower survival, with 5-year OS of 43.9% (95% confidence interval 36.6-52.7; p = 0.007). Of recipients undergoing BOLT, OS was superior to SOLT, and no difference in 5-year OS between mPAP ≥ and <40 was observed (p = 0.15). In the adjusted analysis, mPAP ≥40 mm Hg was found to be an independent predictor for mortality in SOLT, but not BOLT recipients. This finding remained true on multivariable analysis. In patients undergoing SOLT, mPAP ≥40 was associated with an adjusted hazard ratio for mortality of 1.31 (1.08-1.59, p = 0.07). In BOLT, mPAP was not associated with increased hazard (adjusted hazard ratio 1.04, p = 0.48). CONCLUSIONS: There is a reduced survival when a patient with severe secondary PH undergoes SOLT. This increased mortality hazard is not seen in BOLT. It appears that a BOLT may negate the adverse effect that severe PH has on OS, and may be superior to SOLT in patients with mPAP over 40 mm Hg.


Asunto(s)
Hipertensión Pulmonar/cirugía , Trasplante de Pulmón , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Retrospectivos , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
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