2022
The impact of induction therapy on mortality and treated rejection in cardiac transplantation: A retrospective study
Bellumkonda L, Oikonomou EK, Hsueh C, Maulion C, Testani J, Patel J. The impact of induction therapy on mortality and treated rejection in cardiac transplantation: A retrospective study. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2022, 41: 482-491. PMID: 35094919, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2022.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInduction therapyCause mortalityOutcome measuresLeft ventricular assist device therapyT-cell depleting agentsVentricular assist device therapyDual organ transplantsRoutine induction therapySecondary outcome measuresTime of transplantationPrimary outcome measureCox regression modelPropensity score adjustmentRisk of rejectionPrior transplantCardiac transplantationHeart transplantationUNOS databaseAdult patientsOverall survivalDevice therapyMedian ageRetrospective studyReceptor antagonistReduced odds
2018
Heart transplantation versus left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy or bridge to transplantation for 1-year mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Theochari CA, Michalopoulos G, Oikonomou EK, Giannopoulos S, Doulamis IP, Villela MA, Kokkinidis DG. Heart transplantation versus left ventricular assist devices as destination therapy or bridge to transplantation for 1-year mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Annals Of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2018, 7: 3-11. PMID: 29492379, PMCID: PMC5827119, DOI: 10.21037/acs.2017.09.18.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDestination therapyLate mortalityVentricular assist deviceHeart transplantationAssist deviceAvailable studiesSystematic reviewAdvanced heart failure patientsLVAD destination therapyHeart failure patientsCochrane CENTRAL databasesMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsRandom-effects modelBTT-LVADCause mortalityFailure patientsMortality benefitAdvanced HFInvasive managementOptimal treatmentDT LVADPooled estimatesHTxReporting Items