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Observational studyJournal of the American Heart Association2026

Survival With β-Adrenergic Suppression After Lung Transplantation.

Thomas Konecny, Cyrus K Khalily, Alex Nusbickel, Gretchen Konecny, Bradley Anair, Allan S Petty, Hiroko Beck-Fernandez, Zubin Agarwal, Abbas Shahmohammadi, Amir Emtiazjoo

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10 authors.

Thomas KonecnyUniversity of Florida, College of Medicine Gainesville FL USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0606-4278
Cyrus K KhalilyUniversity of Florida, College of Medicine Gainesville FL USA.
Alex NusbickelUniversity of Florida, College of Medicine Gainesville FL USA.
Gretchen KonecnyOak Hall School Gainesville FL USA.
Bradley AnairUniversity of Florida, College of Medicine Gainesville FL USA.
Allan S PettyUniversity of Florida, College of Medicine Gainesville FL USA.
Hiroko Beck-FernandezUniversity of Florida, College of Medicine Gainesville FL USA.
Zubin AgarwalUniversity of Florida, College of Medicine Gainesville FL USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3619-9010
Abbas ShahmohammadiUniversity of Florida, College of Medicine Gainesville FL USA.
Amir EmtiazjooUniversity of Florida, College of Medicine Gainesville FL USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5125-8808

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSurvival following lung transplant (LT) surgery presents an ongoing challenge, and adverse LT outcomes are linked to cardiac arrhythmias. Current guidelines indicate that the role of β-adrenergic suppression (BAS) after LT remains unclear.

methodsThis retrospective observational study included adult patients who underwent LT at the University of Florida between 2016 and 2021. Their pre- and post-LT antiarrhythmic medication use was correlated with long-term survival after a 10-day post-LT blanking window.

resultsThe LT recipients (N=299) had a mean age of 60±11 years, 45% were women, and mean body mass index was 26±6 kg/m

conclusionsThis large, retrospective, single-center study identified a correlation between BAS prescriptions and prolonged survival following LT. This association applied to both patients initiating BAS after transplant and those continuing preexisting BAS therapy. These findings underscore the promise of BAS in this population, and further prospective studies are warranted to confirm the beneficial role of BAS after LT.

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Adrenergic beta-AntagonistsAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsArrhythmias, CardiacLung TransplantationAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAnti-Arrhythmia Agentsadrenergic suppressionarrhythmiadeathlung transplantationβ blockers

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PMCPMC13323592

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