2023
Role of ascorbic acid in cardiac allograft vasculopathy
Chang A, Martin K, Colvin M, Bellumkonda L. Role of ascorbic acid in cardiac allograft vasculopathy. Clinical Transplantation 2023, 37: e15153. PMID: 37792313, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.15153.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllograftsAnimalsAscorbic AcidHeart DiseasesHeart TransplantationHumansMammalsTransplantation, HomologousVascular DiseasesConceptsCardiac allograft vasculopathySmooth muscle cell apoptosisAllograft vasculopathyDisease processMuscle cell apoptosisSignificant long-term morbidityCell apoptosisProgressive fibroproliferative diseasePost-transplant carePost-transplant managementLong-term morbiditySmall clinical trialsChallenging disease processVascular smooth muscle cell apoptosisHeart transplantationCAV progressionEndothelial dysfunctionRapamycin inhibitorsClinical trialsIntimal thickeningPrevents developmentInterferon γRodent modelsIntimal hyperplasiaMTOR inhibitorsDual organ transplantation: when heart alone is not enough
Nuqali A, Bellumkonda L. Dual organ transplantation: when heart alone is not enough. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2023, 28: 370-375. PMID: 37582057, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000001093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHeart TransplantationHumansOrgan TransplantationTissue and Organ ProcurementWaiting ListsConceptsDual-organ transplantationOrgan transplantationPatient selectionBetter long-term outcomesDual organ transplantsSingle organ transplantationTransplant center experienceLong-term outcomesAdvanced disease processLong-term managementPosttransplant outcomesCenter experienceImmunological advantageOrgan transplantsDisease processPartial toleranceSecond organPatientsTransplantationLack of standardizationOutcomesOrgansUrgent needTransplant
2022
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients
Velleca A, Shullo M, Dhital K, Azeka E, Colvin M, DePasquale E, Farrero M, García-Guereta L, Jamero G, Khush K, Lavee J, Pouch S, Patel J, Michaud C, Shullo M, Schubert S, Angelini A, Carlos L, Mirabet S, Patel J, Pham M, Urschel S, Kim K, Miyamoto S, Chih S, Daly K, Grossi P, Jennings D, Kim I, Lim H, Miller T, Potena L, Velleca A, Eisen H, Bellumkonda L, Danziger-Isakov L, Dobbels F, Harkess M, Kim D, Lyster H, Peled Y, Reinhardt Z. The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) guidelines for the care of heart transplant recipients. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2022, 42: e1-e141. PMID: 37080658, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research