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Roberts S, Stoller D, Lundgren S, Zolty R, Dunbar Matos C, Hyden M, Urban M, Lowes B. Endomyocardial Biopsy Microscopic Molecular Profiling Correlates with Donor Derived Cell Free DNA and Histopathology. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Nickol J, Stoller D, Lowes B, Urban M, Lundgren S. Gene Expression Profiling and Steroid Weaning: Experience from One Transplant Center. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Ryan T, Um J, Castleberry A, Lowes B, Moody M, Urban M. Economic Impact of Donation after Circulatory Death Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Patel S, Knierim J, Goldstein D, Lamba H, Sun B, Schmitto J, Lowes B, Shah P, Kanwar M, Wald J, Ravichandran A, MacGowan G, Ton V, Silvestry S, Sera F, Farooq M, Jorde U, Stehlik J, Selzman C, Potapov E, Drakos S. Long-Term Clinical Trajectory after Durable Lvad Weaning: An International Registry Report. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Hofmeyer M, Haas G, Kransdorf E, Ewald G, Morris A, Owens A, Lowes B, Stoller D, Tang W, Garg S, Trachtenberg B, Shah P, Pamboukian S, Sweitzer N, Wheeler M, Wilcox J, Katz S, Pan S, Jimenez J, Smart F, Wang J, Gottlieb S, Judge D, Moore C, Huggins G, Jordan E, Kinnamon D, Ni H, Hershberger R. Genetic Signature of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Severity: The DCM Precision Medicine Study. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Lowes B, DePasquale E, Pinney S, Hsueh M, Fu Y, Shen L, Baran D, Kobashigawa J, Teuteberg J, Raval N. Higher Utilization of Non-Invasive Rejection Surveillance in Year Two after Heart Transplant is Associated with Higher Rates of Detection Of Rejection, Graft Dysfunction, and Vasculopathy. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Uriel N, Lowes B, Hall S, Pinney K, Tran V, Cheng R, Minami E, Eisen H, Teuteberg J, Khush K. Impact of Long-Term Donor Derived Cell Free DNA Variability on Clinical Events Following Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Roberts S, Lowes B, Washington T, Snell Kinen L, Hyden M. Cardiac Allograft Rejection Surveillance with Donor Derived Cell Free Dna is a Reliable Non-Invasive Alternative to Endomyocardial Biopsy. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Urban M, Castleberry A, Um J, Stoller D, Lundgren S, Hyden M, Moody M, Oreschak K, Lowes B. Acute Rejection Following Donation after Circulatory Death Versus Brain Death Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Roberts S, Stoller D, Lyden E, Lowes B, Zolty R, Um J, Lundgren S. Sacubitril/Valsartan Improves Outcomes in Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.1441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Sundaravel S, Zolty R, Stoller D, Lowes B, Lundgren S. Safety and Efficacy of SGLT2i Post Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Stoller D, Zolty R, Burdorf A, Hyden M, Lundgren S, Qui F, Gajanan G, Malik S, Lowes B. The Impact of Evolocumab in Cardiac Transplant Patients with Coronary Allograft Vasculopathy. J Heart Lung Transplant 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Kapurubandara SC, Lowes B, Sansom-Daly UM, Deans R, Abbott JA. A systematic review of diagnostic tests to detect pelvic floor myofascial pain. Int Urogynecol J 2022; 33:2379-2389. [PMID: 35796787 PMCID: PMC9427874 DOI: 10.1007/s00192-022-05258-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS Myofascial pain arising from pelvic floor muscles occurs in women with vaginismus, interstitial cystitis and endometriosis but is often overlooked. The aim is to examine alternative diagnostic tests to detect pelvic floor myofascial pain compared with standardized vaginal palpation of pelvic floor muscles as the reference test. METHODS A systematic review was prospectively conducted (PROSPERO-CRD42020183092) according to PRISMA guidelines. Databases searched included Ovid Medline 1946-, Embase 1957-, Scopus 1960-, Cochrane Combined, Clinical trials, Google Scholar (top 200 articles), Web of Science, TRIP, BIOSIS, DARE, CINHAL, EmCare, PEDro, ProQuest and EBSCOhost up to July 2020. Articles were independently screened by two authors and assessed for bias using QUASDAS-2 tool. RESULTS A total of 26,778 articles were screened and 177 were selected for full text review, of which 5 were selected for final analysis. Five studies included 9694 participants of which 1628 had pelvic floor myofascial pain. Only one study reported data to calculate sensitivities and specificities of the index test, which utilized a score of > 40 on the Central Sensitization Inventory to detect women with pelvic floor myofascial pain and revealed a sensitivity of 34.8% and a specificity of 84.9% compared to the reference test. CONCLUSIONS This systematic review did not reveal any diagnostic test superior to the pre-defined reference test. There is a lack of consensus on the definition of pelvic floor myofascial pain and a lack of a validated diagnostic criteria which must be addressed to progress with meaningful research in this field.
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- Supuni C. Kapurubandara
- School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine & Health, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Level 1, Royal Hospital for Women, Barker Street, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031 Australia ,Department of O&G, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia ,Sydney West Advanced Pelvic Surgical Unit, SWAPS, Sydney, Australia
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- Sydney West Advanced Pelvic Surgical Unit, SWAPS, Sydney, Australia ,Western Sydney University, Sydney, Australia ,Department of O&G, Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine & Health, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Level 1, Royal Hospital for Women, Barker Street, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031 Australia ,Behavioural Sciences Unit, Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Sydney, Australia ,Sydney Youth Cancer Service, Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine & Health, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Level 1, Royal Hospital for Women, Barker Street, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031 Australia ,GRACE Unit, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Medicine & Health, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Level 1, Royal Hospital for Women, Barker Street, Randwick, Sydney, NSW 2031 Australia ,GRACE Unit, Royal Hospital for Women, Sydney, Australia
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Birks E, Yin M, Rame J, Patel S, Lowes B, Selzman C, Starling R, Trivedi J, Slaughter M, Atluri P, Goldstein D, Maybaum S, Um J, Margulies K, Stehlik J, Cunnigham C, Farrar D, Drakos S. Predictors of Myocardial Recovery Following LVAD-Mediated Reverse Remodeling and Device Removal: Insights from RESTAGE-HF. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Muellner M, Siddique A, Castleberry A, Um J, Lowes B, Stoller D, Moulton M, Urban M. Donor Transient Myocardial Dysfunction - Structural versus Hypoxic Brain Injury. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Dhar K, Basma H, Qiu F, Um J, Lowes B. Micro RNA Expression of Heart Failure Patients and Responses to Left Ventricular Assistant Device Support. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Birks E, Rame J, Yin M, Patel S, Lowes B, Selzman C, Trivedi J, Laughter M, Atluri P, Goldstein D, Maybaum S, Um J, Margulies K, Stehlik J, Cunnigham C, Starling R, Farrar D, Drakos S. Long Term Post Explant Outcomes from RESTAGE-HF: A Prospective Multi-Center Study of Myocardial Recovery Using LVADs. J Heart Lung Transplant 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2021.01.1938] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lundgren S, Lowes B, Lyden E, Zolty R, Hyden M, Burdorf A, Um J, Stoller D. Pre-Heart Transplant Spirometry Predicts Post-Transplant Survival. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Haft J, Silvestry S, Ransom J, Itoh A, Lowes B, Katz J, Bhama J, Lee S, Rapkin J, Franke A, Estep J. The Impact of HeartMate 3 Speed on Outcomes in the Momentum 3 Clinical Trial. J Heart Lung Transplant 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2020.01.769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Lundgren S, Lyden E, Hyden M, Burdorf A, Zolty R, Lowes B, Um J, Stoller D. Impact of Heart Rate and Left Ventricular Mass on Survival Following Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.1303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Lundgren S, Lyden E, Hyden M, Burdorf A, Zolty R, Lowes B, Um J, Stoller D. Impact of Heart Rate and Left Ventricular Mass on Survival Following Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Lundgren S, Lyden E, Hyden M, Burdorf A, Zolty R, Lowes B, Um J, Stoller D. Trends in Exercise Capacity Following Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Liebo M, Hussain Z, Malik S, Zolty R, Ilias Basha H, Heroux A, Lowes B, Raichlin E. Pre-Operative Tricuspid Regurgitation and Right Ventricular Enlargement are Associated with Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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Selim A, Zolty R, Burdorf A, Um J, Siddique A, Moulton M, Lowes B, Raichlin E. The Transmitral Peak Flow Velocity-Mitral Annular Diastolic Velocity Ratio (e/e') Does Not Predict Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Post Cardiac Transplant. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.1119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Lundgren S, Raichlin E, Selim A, Lowes B, Zolty R, Moulton M, Um J, Poon C. Depression in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Lundgren S, High R, Poon C, Raichlin E, Zolty R, Burdorf A, Um J, Lowes B. Psychosocial Factors and Outcomes with Left Ventricular Assist Device Therapy. J Heart Lung Transplant 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.01.945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Varnado S, Brink H, Balk J, Raichlin E, Lowes B, Vongooru H, Burdorf A, Um J, Moulton M, Siddique A, Zolty R. CMV Reactivation Using Valganciclovir vs Valacyclovir in Moderate Risk Heart Transplant Recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Burdorf A, Varnado S, Balk J, Ryan T, Raichlin E, Vongooru H, Lowes B, Zolty R, Um J, Merritt-Genore H, Moulton M, Siddique A. Myocarditis Treated with VA-ECMO: A Single Centers Experience. J Heart Lung Transplant 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2016.01.1076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Birks E, Drakos S, Selzman C, Starling R, Cunningham C, Slaughter M, Spevack D, Salahuddin A, Alturi P, Lowes B, Patel S, Farrar D, Kallel F, Rame J. Remission From Stage D Heart Failure (RESTAGE-HF): Early Results From a Prospective Multi-Center Study of Myocardial Recovery. J Heart Lung Transplant 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.01.096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Saxena S, Um J, Dumitru I, Pilmaier S, Ryan T, Yannone S, Moulton M, Lowes B, Raichlin E. Late Right Heart Failure after Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Clinical Predictors and Outcomes. J Heart Lung Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.01.879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Saxena S, Um J, Dumitru I, Cookman B, Pilmaier S, Ryan T, Yannone S, Moulton M, Lowes B, Raichlin E. Improvement in Severe Kidney Dysfunction after Implantation of Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. J Heart Lung Transplant 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2013.01.722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Zolty R, Vittorio T, Lowes B, Shakar S, Brieke A, Cannon A, Cleveland J, D'Alessandro D, Goldstein D, Maybaum S. 573: Normalization of Fixed Pulmonary Hypertension in Severe Heart Failure Patients with Placement of Left Ventricular Assist Device. J Heart Lung Transplant 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2008.11.580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The cytoskeleton plays an important role in maintaining cell structure and integrity. Defects in cytoskeletal proteins can cripple cell strength and may cause cardiomyopathy. We analyzed heart tissues from subjects with dilated cardiomyopathy for abnormalities in the cardiac cytoskeleton. Metavinculin, a cardiac isoform of the cytoskeletal protein vinculin, connects actin microfilaments to the intercalated disk and membrane costameres of the heart. METHODS AND RESULTS Metavinculin and vinculin transcripts and protein were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Western blotting. Thirty-three human heart specimens were studied, including 5 normal controls, 4 subjects with ischemic cardiomyopathy, 1 with X-linked cardiomyopathy, and 23 with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC). PCR of cardiac cDNA detected absence of the metavinculin transcript in cardiac tissue from a subject with IDC. PCR of genomic DNA showed that the metavinculin exon was present but not utilized in the cardiac transcript. Western blot analysis demonstrated absence of metavinculin protein in the heart from this subject. Immunostaining of cardiac vinculin in this heart showed disorganized intercalated disk structures. Metavinculin deficiency was associated with normal cardiac expression of the cytoskeletal proteins vinculin, alpha-actinin, and dystrophin. Normal metavinculin expression in the other heart specimens suggests that the defect is specific in the IDC subject identified. CONCLUSIONS These results demonstrate an association between metavinculin deficiency and dilated cardiomyopathy due to a defect in alternative mRNA splicing.
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- Division of Cardiology, VA Medical Center, Denver, CO, USA
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Eight normal healthy volunteers underwent a series of three plasmaphereses, prior to the infusion of 250, 500, and 750 ml hydroxyethyl starch (HES), respectively, in order to ascertain the effect of this agent on erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), blood typing and crossmatching, and serum amylase levels. The bolus injection of either 500 or 750 ml HES produced a significant increase in the ESR, which was sustained over a 5-hour period. Rouleaux formation was observed to be dose related and only observed following administration of greater than 500 ml (575 mg/dl whole blood concentration). The rouleaux formation was, however, easily dispersed by the addition of saline. Blood typing and crossmatching studies were normal, but caution must be taken in regard to false positives when the estimated blood concentration of HES exceeds 575 mg/dl. a-Amylase activity corrected for hemodilution was not significantly altered immediately following infusion of HES in these reported amounts. Recommendation of a new method of HES administration during centrifugal leucapheresis is discussed.
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Mishler JM, Janes AW, Lowes B, Farfan C, Emerson PM. Utilization of a new strength citrate anticoagulant during centrifugal plateletpheresis. I. Assessment of donor effects. Br J Haematol 1976; 34:387-94. [PMID: 990180 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.1976.tb03585.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A reduction of donor effects during centrifugal plateletpheresis with the Haemonetics Blood Processor was achieved by reducing the concentration of the citrate anticoagulant. Serum citrate and ionized calcium levels, immediately and 1 h post-pheresis, were affected to a lesser extent by using 5.0 g total ionized citrate (TIC) THAN WITH EITHER 8.0 G OR 11.0 G. Total calcium, bicarbonate, prothrombin time, partial thromboplastin time, ECG, and platelet counts were affected to a similar degree by all three TIC formulations. The total number of platelets collected per litre of blood processed was not significantly different among the three TIC formulations. In vitro studies employing the screen filtration pressure (SFP) technique showed no evidence of platelet aggregates in whole blood collected into either 0.01 M or 0.005 M citrate and agitated or left stationary at room temperature for 5 h. The use of different citrate concentrations in plateletpheresis is discussed.
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