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ReviewCurrent cardiology reports2018

Complications of Cardiac Transplantation.

Luciano Potena, Andreas Zuckermann, Francesco Barberini, Arezu Aliabadi-Zuckermann

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Review in Current cardiology reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Luciano PotenaHeart Transplant Program, Bologna Academic Hospital, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Building 25, Via Massarenti, 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy. luciano.potena2@unibo.it.
Andreas ZuckermannDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Francesco BarberiniHeart Transplant Program, Bologna Academic Hospital, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Building 25, Via Massarenti, 9, 40138, Bologna, Italy.
Arezu Aliabadi-ZuckermannDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Medical University of Vienna · ATPoliclinico S.Orsola-Malpighi · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewDespite the improvement in medical therapy for heart failure and the advancements in mechanical circulatory support, heart transplantation (HT) still remains the best therapeutic option to improve survival and quality of life in patients with advanced heart failure. Nevertheless, HT recipients are exposed to the risk of several potential complications that may impair their outcomes. In this article, we aim to provide a practical and scholarly framework for clinicians approaching heart transplant medicine, as well as a concise update for the experienced readers on the most relevant post-HT complications. RECENT

findingsWhile recognizing that most of the treatments herein discussed are based more on experience than on solid scientific evidence, significant step forward has been made in particular in the recognition and management of primary graft dysfunction, antibody-mediated rejection, and renal dysfunction. Complications after HT may vary according to the time from surgery and can be related to graft function and pathology or to diseases and dysfunctions occurring in other organs or systems, mainly as side effects of immunosuppressive drugs and progression of pre-existing conditions. Future research needs to focus on improving precision diagnostics of causes of graft dysfunction and on reaching an optimal and customized balance between efficacy and toxicities of immunosuppressive strategies.

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Cause of DeathGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHeart FailureHeart TransplantationHumansImmunosuppression TherapyInfectionsNeoplasmsRenal InsufficiencyTransplantation ImmunologyTreatment OutcomeGraft failureHeart transplantationImmunosuppressionPost-transplant infectionRejectionRenal dysfunction

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PMID29992503
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