T cell response to influenza vaccination remains intact in adults with congenital heart disease who underwent early thymectomy
Leone DM, Park HJ, Unlu S, Gurvitz M, Kang I, Elder RW. T cell response to influenza vaccination remains intact in adults with congenital heart disease who underwent early thymectomy. International Journal Of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease 2022, 8: 100359. PMID: 35600131, PMCID: PMC9122016, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcchd.2022.100359.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cell responsesCongenital heart diseaseT cellsInfluenza vaccinationEarly thymectomyMemory CD4Heart diseaseAdequate T-cell responsesCell responsesT cell distributionT cell subsetsNaïve T cellsCongenital heart surgeryYears of ageHemagglutination inhibition assaysRoutine vaccinationVaccine immunityCell subsetsMean ageHeart surgeryNaïve CD4Healthy controlsThymectomyBlood samplesDiminished response