2015
Changes in the methodology of pre‐heart transplant human leukocyte antibody assessment: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database
O'Connor MJ, Keeshan BC, Lin KY, Monos D, Lind C, Paridon SM, Mascio CE, Shaddy RE, Rossano JW. Changes in the methodology of pre‐heart transplant human leukocyte antibody assessment: an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database. Clinical Transplantation 2015, 29: 842-850. PMID: 26172275, DOI: 10.1111/ctr.12590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPanel reactive antibodyHuman leukocyte antibodiesOrgan Sharing databaseHeart transplantationReactive antibodiesGraft lossLeukocyte antibodiesSharing databaseUnited NetworkAntibody assessmentFlow cytometryClass IPre-transplant patientsUnderwent heart transplantationTime of transplantationPrimary outcome measureFlow cytometric assessmentGraft survivalMultivariable analysisOutcome measuresTransplantationCytometric assessmentPatientsStudy periodAntibodies
2014
Lung transplant waitlist mortality: Height as a predictor of poor outcomes
Keeshan BC, Rossano JW, Beck N, Hammond R, Kreindler J, Spray TL, Fuller S, Goldfarb S. Lung transplant waitlist mortality: Height as a predictor of poor outcomes. Pediatric Transplantation 2014, 19: 294-300. PMID: 25406495, DOI: 10.1111/petr.12390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung allocation systemWaitlist mortalityPretransplant mortalityCurrent lung allocation systemPost-transplant outcomesPost-transplant survivalTime of listingLung transplantUNOS databaseIndependent predictorsPediatric patientsPoor outcomeMale genderRetrospective analysisWait listAge cutoffMultivariate analysisMortalityPatientsPredictorsValuable factorShorter heightOutcomesAllocation systemUnited States
2013
Impact of congenital heart disease on outcomes of pediatric heart‐lung transplantation
Keeshan BC, Goldfarb SB, Lin KY, Kreindler JL, Kaufman BD, Gaynor JW, Shaddy RE, Rossano JW. Impact of congenital heart disease on outcomes of pediatric heart‐lung transplantation. Pediatric Transplantation 2013, 18: 204-210. PMID: 24373099, DOI: 10.1111/petr.12208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric heart-lung transplantationPretransplant mechanical ventilationWorse graft survivalHeart-lung transplantationComplex patient populationCongenital heart diseaseDiagnosis of CHDPretransplant PRATransplant eraGraft survivalPreoperative factorsUNOS databaseGraft failureMechanical ventilationMultivariable analysisWorse prognosisPatient survivalPoor outcomeCardiopulmonary diseasePatient populationAlternative therapiesHeart diseaseRetrospective analysisYounger ageCHD