2021
Impact of the new heart allocation policy on patients with restrictive, hypertrophic, or congenital cardiomyopathies
Chouairi F, Mullan CW, Sen S, Mori M, Fuery M, Elder RW, Lesse J, Norton K, Clark KA, Miller PE, Mulligan D, Formica R, Rogers JG, Jacoby D, Maulion C, Anwer M, Geirsson A, Desai NR, Ahmad T. Impact of the new heart allocation policy on patients with restrictive, hypertrophic, or congenital cardiomyopathies. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0247789. PMID: 33651802, PMCID: PMC7924739, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247789.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongenital heart diseaseAllocation system changeHeart allocation systemNew heart allocation policyNew heart allocation systemTransplantation of patientsOrgan Sharing databasePost-transplantation outcomesPost-transplant survivalTime of transplantationMechanical circulatory supportRate of transplantationNumber of patientsHeart allocation policyNew allocation systemStatus 1ACardiac transplantAdult patientsSharing databaseWaitlist survivalCirculatory supportClinical benefitCongenital cardiomyopathyUnited NetworkCHD patients
2013
New Onset Diabetes Mellitus in Living Donor versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Recipients: Analysis of the UNOS/OPTN Database
Yadav AD, Chang YH, Aqel BA, Byrne TJ, Chakkera HA, Douglas DD, Mulligan DC, Rakela J, Vargas HE, Carey EJ. New Onset Diabetes Mellitus in Living Donor versus Deceased Donor Liver Transplant Recipients: Analysis of the UNOS/OPTN Database. Journal Of Transplantation 2013, 2013: 269096. PMID: 24205434, PMCID: PMC3800575, DOI: 10.1155/2013/269096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDonor liver transplant recipientsAcute cellular rejectionLiver transplant recipientsDeceased donor liver transplant recipientsDDLT recipientsLDLT recipientsTransplant recipientsRisk factorsNew onsetTransplant Network/United NetworkUNOS/OPTN databaseOrgan Sharing databaseIncidence of NODATBody mass indexTimely clinical interventionCellular rejectionDonor diabetesNondiabetic recipientsHepatitis CLiver transplantationRecipient ageSharing databaseMass indexOverall incidencePredictive factors