Outcomes of combined liver-lung transplant in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis: An ISHLT transplant registry study by Renita Wilson, BS, J. Asher Jenkins, MD, Juan Maria Farina, MD, Blake Langlais, MS, Bashar Aqel, MD, Ashraf Omar, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD PhD, Pedro Reck dos Santos, MD PhD

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Burkholderia Gladioli – A Predictor of Poor Outcome in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Who Receive Lung Transplants? A Case of Locally Invasive Rhinosinusitis and Persistent Bacteremia in a 36-Year-Old Lung Transplant Recipient with Cystic Fibrosis by Bradley S Quon, James D Reid, Patrick Wong, Pearce G Wilcox, Amin Javer, Jennifer M Wilson, Robert D Levy

“…A case involving a lung transplant recipient with cystic fibrosis who ultimately died as a result of severe rhinosinusitis due to B gladioli infection in the context of postlung transplant immunosuppression is reported.…”
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Transcatheter mitral valve repair with MitraClip® enabling single lung transplantation: A case report by François M. Carlier, Michel Dumonceaux, Thomas Planté-Bordeneuve, Patrick Evrard, Eric Marchand, Asmae Belhaj, Benoît Rondelet, Fabian Demeure

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Respiratory Failure due to Possible Donor-Derived Sporothrix schenckii Infection in a Lung Transplant Recipient by Nathan C. Bahr, Katherine Janssen, Joanne Billings, Gabriel Loor, Jaime S. Green

“…We believe that this was likely a donor-derived infection given the early timing of the Sporothrix isolation after transplant in a bilateral single lung transplant recipient. This is the first case report of sporotrichosis in a lung transplant recipient. …”
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The superiority of veno-arterial over veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for operative support of lung transplantation by Sen Lu, Pin Wang, Xiao-qin Zhang, Gang Feng, Hong-li He, Yue Chen, Xiao-bo Huang, Chun Pan, Jing-chao Luo

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Lived experiences for individuals with cystic fibrosis who have undergone lung transplantation: a qualitative study by Ulrika Skogeland, Isabelle de Monestrol, Terezia Pincikova, Tove Godskesen

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Health-related Quality of Life and Exercise Capacity in Double Lung Transplant Recipients With Baseline Lung Allograft Dysfunction by Alisha Rullay, BSc, Karina Kaur, BSc, Jennifer Holman, PT, Laura C. van den Bosch, MD, Justin G. Weinkauf, MD, Jayan Nagendran, MD, PhD, Rhea A. Varughese, MD, Alim S. Hirji, MD, Dale C. Lien, MD, Jason C. Weatherald, MD, Kieran M. Halloran, MD

“…We hypothesized that BLAD would be associated with reduced HRQL and 6-min walk distance (6MWD) at 1 y post–lung transplant. Methods. We analyzed patients who underwent lung transplants in our program from 2004 to 2018 who completed 1-y 36-item Short Form (SF-36) questionnaire and 6MWD testing. …”
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Spontaneous Complete Regression of Colon Cancer Liver Metastases in a Lung Transplant Patient: A Case Report by Koen Zwart, Dieuwertje Ruigrok, Magda de Graaf-Bos, Roel Goldschmeding, Miriam Koopman, Guus M. Bol

“…She had received a single lung transplant, five years prior, for end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. …”
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Pregnancy complicated by fetal goiter following lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: A case study by Asuka Hamuro, Yoshifumi Kasuga, Saki Saito, Hiroshi Uchida, Takahiro Hiraide, Yohei Yamada, Takeshi Arimitsu, Hiroshi Date, Hiroyuki Fukushima, Mamoru Tanaka

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Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum due to Anti-Melanoma Differentiation-Associated Protein 5 Requiring a Bilateral Lung Transplant by Amrit Singh Jhajj, James Hok Shun Yeung, Fergus To

“…As the patient’s respiratory status continued to decline despite the use of immunosuppressive agents, a double-lung transplant was performed. Therefore, we propose that lung transplantation should be considered early in MDA5-SPM.…”
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Discordance between humoral and cellular immune responses to cytomegalovirus infection in CMV seropositive patients awaiting lung transplantation by Meritxell Boada-Pérez, Meritxell Boada-Pérez, Meritxell Boada-Pérez, Cristina Berastegui, Cristina Berastegui, Cristina Berastegui, Marta Erro, Marta Erro, Piedad Ussetti, Elena Crespo, Elena Crespo, Laura Donadeu, Laura Donadeu, Oriol Bestard, Oriol Bestard, Oriol Bestard, Gabriel Anguera, Amparo Solé, Ricardo Ponz Mir, Brian Molloy, Eva Revilla-López, Eva Revilla-López, Víctor Monforte, Víctor Monforte, Víctor Monforte, Susana Gómez-Ollés, Susana Gómez-Ollés, Susana Gómez-Ollés

“…IntroductionRisk stratification for CMV infection in lung transplantation (LT) currently relies on determining donor and recipient CMV IgG before transplantation. …”
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Predicting Time to First Rejection Episode in Lung Transplant Patients Using a Comprehensive Multi-Indicator Model by Chen Y, Li E, Yang Q, Chang Z, Yu B, Lu J, Wu H, Zheng P, Cheng ZJ, Sun B

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Dynamic 19F-MRI of pulmonary ventilation in lung transplant recipients with and without chronic lung allograft dysfunction by Mary A. Neal, PhD, Saskia Bos, MD, PhD, Charlotte W. Holland, MRCP, Kieren G. Hollingsworth, Gerard Meachery, FRCP, Arun Nair, MD, FRCP, James L. Lordan, FRCP, Andrew J. Fisher, FRCP, PhD, Peter E. Thelwall, PhD

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A Single Lung Transplant in a Patient with Fabry Disease: Causality or Far-Fetched? A Case Report by Martina Gaggl, Renate Kain, Peter Jaksch, Dominik Haider, Gerald Mundigler, Till Voigtländer, Raute Sunder-Plassmann, Paulus Rommer, Walter Klepetko, Gere Sunder-Plassmann

“…Although the association of a lung transplant and Fabry disease appears far-fetched on first sight, respiratory impairment cannot be denied in Fabry disease. …”
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Lung Transplantation in Patients with High Lung Allocation Scores in the US: Evidence for the Need to Evaluate Score Specific Outcomes by Jeremiah A. Hayanga, Alena Lira, Tedi Vlahu, Jingyan Yang, Jonathan K. Aboagye, Heather K. Hayanga, James D. Luketich, Jonathan D’Cunha

“…The lung allocation score (LAS) resulted in a lung transplantation (LT) selection process guided by clinical acuity. …”
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Disturbed sleep after lung transplantation is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and chronic lung allograft dysfunction by Aric A. Prather, PhD, Ying Gao, MS, Legna Betancourt, BS, Rose C. Kordahl, BS, Anya Sriram, BS, Chiung-Yu Huang, PhD, Steven R. Hays, MD, Jasleen Kukreja, MD, Daniel R. Calabrese, MD, Aida Venado, MD, Bhavya Kapse, PhD, John R. Greenland, MD, PhD, Jonathan P. Singer, MD, MS

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Lung transplant outcomes for recipients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, by use of alpha-1 antitrypsin augmentation therapy by Atharv V. Oak, MEng, Jessica M. Ruck, MD, PhD, Alfred J. Casillan, MD, PhD, Armaan F. Akbar, BS, Ramon A. Riojas, MD, PhD, Pali D. Shah, MD, Jinny S. Ha, MD, MHS, Sara Strout, PharmD, Allan B. Massie, PhD, Dorry L. Segev, MD, PhD, Christian A. Merlo, MD, MPH, Errol L. Bush, MD

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Primary Nocardia Infection Causing a Fluorodeoxyglucose-Avid Right Renal Mass in a Redo Lung Transplant Recipient by Sreeja Biswas Roy, Mitchell D. Ross, Pradnya D. Patil, Richard Trepeta, Ross M. Bremner, Tanmay S. Panchabhai

“…Immunosuppression after lung transplantation may increase susceptibility to opportunistic infection and is associated with early and delayed deaths in lung transplant recipients. …”
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Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia after lung transplantation: A case report of treatment with infliximab and tocilizumab and literature review by Christophe Abellan, Foteini Ioakeim, Alessio Casutt, Benoit Lechartier, Zisis Balmpouzis, Samuel Rotman, Leslie Noirez, Isabelle Rochat, John-David Aubert, Angela Koutsokera

“…Introduction: Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia (AFOP) is a severe form of acute lung injury which can occur after lung transplantation. Treatment is empiric, based on immunosuppressive regimens and the mortality rate is very high. …”
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Effects of paclitaxel and methotrexate associated with cholesterol-rich nanoemulsions on ischemia-reperfusion injury after unilateral lung transplantation in rats by Angela da Silva Battochio, Elaine Rufo Tavares, Aristides Tadeu Correia, Francine Maria de Almeida, Priscila Oliveira Carvalho, Maria Carolina Guido, Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes, Raul Cavalcante Maranhão, Rogerio Pazetti

“…Abstract Currently, the barrier to successful lung transplantation is ischemia and reperfusion injury, which can lead to the development of bronchiolitis obliterans. …”
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