Heart ARTICLES

23 Apr 2014 : Original article  

The impact of hepatitis B on heart transplantation: 19 years of national experience in Korea

Hyo-Sun Shin, Hyun-Jai Cho, Eun-Seok Jeon, Ho Young Hwang, Jae-Joong Kim, Ki-Bong Kim, Byung-Hee Oh, Hae-Young Lee

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.889680

Ann Transplant 2014; 19:182-187

1,254 34 6

14 Apr 2014 : Original article  

Hydroxyectoine ameliorates preservation injury in deceased after cardiac death donors in experimental liver grafts

Pramod Kadaba Srinivasan, Ngwi Fet, Christian Bleilevens, Mamdouh Afify, Benedict Doorschodt, Shintaro Yagi, Gerhild van Echten-Deckert, René Hany Tolba

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.889958

Ann Transplant 2014; 19:165-173

1,009 15 5

22 Nov 2013 : Original article  

Local expression of myocardial galectin-3 does not correlate with its serum levels in patients undergoing heart transplantation

Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Florian Weis, Julia Rothkopf, Ingo Kaczmarek, Carola Ledderose, Andrea Dick, Till Keller, Andres Beiras, Simone Kreth

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.889396

Ann Transplant 2013; 18:643-650

934 13 13

15 Oct 2013 : Original article  

Sulforaphane protects hearts from early injury after experimental transplantation

Zhanqing Li, Uwe Galli, Luis E. Becker, Helge Bruns, Arash Nickkolgh, Katrin Hoffmann, Matthias Karck, Peter Schemmer

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.889342

Ann Transplant 2013; 18:558-566

1,406 29 17

08 Oct 2013 : Original article  

Impact of perioperative renal dysfunction in heart transplantation: Combined heart and kidney transplantation could help to reduce postoperative mortality

Joo Myung Lee, Seung-Ah Lee, Hyun-Jai Cho, Han-Mo Yang, Hae-Young Lee, Ho Young Hwang, Ki-Bong Kim, Sang-Il Min, Jongwon Ha, Jae Seok Yang, Curie Ahn, Young-Bae Park, Byung-Hee Oh

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.889103

Ann Transplant 2013; 18:533-549

1,253 30 2

24 Jun 2013 : Original article  

Norepinephrine versus dopamine pretreatment of potential heart donors – impact on long-term outcome

Franz von Ziegler, Susanne Helbig, Nicole Kreissl, Bruno Meiser, Alexander Becker, Ingo Kaczmarek

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.883960

Ann Transplant 2013; 18:320-326

1,226 35 3

04 Mar 2013 : Original article  

Incidence of malignancies in cardiac allograft recipients – a single-center experience

Małgorzata Sobieszczańska-Małek, Krzysztof Komuda, Małgorzata Piotrowska, Jerzy Korewicki, Grzegorz Małek, Przemysław Leszek, Tomasz Zieliński

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.883843

Ann Transplant 2013; 18:87-93

723 8 4

05 Feb 2013 : Original article  

Dose-normalization for exposure to mycophenolic acid and the early clinical outcome in patients taking tacrolimus after heart transplantation

Jun-Neng Roan, Chen-Hsi Chou, Chih-Hsin Hsu, Shuan-Yin Wu, Yu-Ching Huang, Yu-Jen Yang, Chwan-Yau Luo

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.883812

Ann Transplant 2013; 18:43-52

834 10 2

29 Jun 2012 : Original article  

Advanced glycation end product accumulation in the cardiomyocytes of heart failure patients with and without diabetes

Jerzy Nożyński, Michał Zakliczyński, Dominika Konecka-Mrowka, Teresa Zielinska, Helena Zakliczynska, Barbara Nikiel, Joanna Mlynarczyk-Liszka, Andrzej Mrowka, Ewa Zembala-Nozynska, Marta Pijet, Kinga Rdzanowska, Dariusz Lange, Roman Przybylski, Marian Zembala

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.883223

Ann Transplant 2012; 17(2): 53-61

1,234 13 13

29 Jun 2012 : Original article  

Association of transforming growth factor β1 (TGF- β1) with gingival hyperplasia in heart transplant patients undergoing cyclosporine-A treatment

Katarzyna Pakosz, Michał Zakliczyński, Wojciech Król, Łukasz Pyka, Helena Zakliczyńska, Dominika Trybunia, Rafał Wiench, Leszek Ilewicz, Bronisława Skrzep-Poloczek, Roman Przybylski, Marian Zembala

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.883222

Ann Transplant 2012; 17(2): 45-52

1,139 10 3

31 Mar 2012 : Review article  

Hypertension in solid organ transplant recipients

Edyta Zbroch, Jolanta Małyszko, Michał Myśliwiec, Piotr Przybyłowski, Magdalena Durlik

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.882641

Ann Transplant 2012; 17(1): 100-107

1,816 83 21

31 Mar 2012 : Original article  

Pharmacokinetic monitoring of mycophenolic acid in heart transplant patients: Correlation the side-effects and rejections with pharmacokinetic parameters

Michał J. Figurski, Tomasz Pawiński, Lee R. Goldberg, David DeNofrio, Artur Nawrocki, David O. Taylor, Kathleen D. Lake, Donna Chojnowski, Leslie M. Shaw

DOI: 10.12659/AOT.882638

Ann Transplant 2012; 17(1): 68-78

870 33 5

30 Dec 2011 : Original article  

Restrictive pattern in spirometry as a predictor of poor survival in chronic heart failure patients on betaceptor-antagonist, with possible indications for heart transplantation

Maria K. Lizak, Michał Zakliczyński, Anna Jarosz, Marian Zembala, Zbigniew Kalarus

Ann Transplant 2011; 16(4): 16-24

1,080 11 0

30 Dec 2011 : Case report  

Donor transmitted left atrial myxoma 13 years after heart transplantation

Claire E. Bamberg, Franz von Ziegler, Florian Weis, Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Michael Schmoeckel, Bruno Meiser, Ingo Kaczmarek

Ann Transplant 2011; 16(4): 118-121

887 8 0

30 Dec 2011 : Original article  

Early steroid withdrawal – impact on diabetes mellitus and kidney function in heart transplant recipients

Maria K. Lizak, Michał Zakliczyński, Anna Jarosz, Marian Zembala, Zbigniew Kalarus

Ann Transplant 2011; 16(4): 92-98

894 8 0

30 Sep 2011 : Original article  

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) post heart transplantation: A systematic review of literature

Tarun W. Dasari, Alain L. Heroux, Marvin Peyton, Jorge F. Saucedo

Ann Transplant 2011; 16(3): 147-152

1,143 20 0

30 Sep 2011 : Original article  

Do thyroid disorders affect the postoperative course of patients in the early post-heart transplant period?

Anetta M. Kowalczuk-Wieteska, Anna Baranska-Kosakowska, Michal Zakliczynski, Sandra Lindon, Marian Zembala

Ann Transplant 2011; 16(3): 77-81

863 21 0

30 Jun 2011 : Case report  

TIPS stent migration into the heart with 6-year follow-up

Imre Fehervari, Laszlo Szonyi, Janos Fazakas, Zsuzsa Gerlei, Istvan Lazar

Ann Transplant 2011; 16(2): 109-112

979 15 0

30 Jun 2011 : Original article  

Evaluation of the HeartMate II™ left ventricular assist device in obese heart failure patients: Effects on weight loss

Keith A. Thompson, Pavittarpaul Dhesi, David Nguyen, Lawrence Czer, Jamie Moriguchi, Ernst R. Schwarz

Ann Transplant 2011; 16(2): 63-67

911 8 1

23 Mar 2011 : Original article  

Left ventricular assist device as ‘bridge to weight loss’ prior to transplantation in obese patients with advanced heart failure

Pavittarpaul Dhesi, Sinan A. Simsir, Daniel Daneshvar, Asim Rafique, Anita Phan, Ernst R. Schwarz

Ann Transplant 2011; 16(1): 5-13

807 27 0

22 Dec 2010 : Review article  

Heart transplantation in the elderly: Why cardiac transplantation does not need to be limited to younger patients but can be safely performed in patients above 65 years of age

Daniel A. Daneshvar, Lawrence S.C. Czer, Anita Phan, Alfredo Trento, Ernst R. Schwarz

Ann Transplant 2010; 15(4): 110-119

1,014 44 0

22 Dec 2010 : Original article  

Prevention of hyperacute xenograft rejection through direct thrombin inhibition with hirudin

Paolo Brenner, Miriam Keller, Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Sunji Uchita, Felix Kur, Eckart Thein, Cosmas Wimmer, Claus Hammer, Michael Schmoeckel, Bruno Reichart

Ann Transplant 2010; 15(4): 30-37

786 11 0

28 Sep 2010 : Case report  

Malignant diverticulitis of the left colon complicating heart transplantation

Duilio Pagano, Davide Cintorino, Salvatore Gruttadauria, Marco Spada, Gabriel J. Echeverri, Ivan Botrugno, Fabrizio di Francesco, Sergio Li Petri, Bruno Gridelli

Ann Transplant 2010; 15(3): 71-74

667 23 0

01 Jan 2010 : Original article  

Chronic kidney disease in prevalent orthotopic heart transplant recipients using a new CKD-EPI formula

Piotr Przybylowski, Jolanta Malyszko, Jacek Malyszko

Ann Transplant 2010; 15(1): 32-35

373 90 0

09 Dec 2009 : Original article  

Risk factors for post operative pulmonary complications and mortality in cardiac transplantation patients

Serife Savas Bozbas, Gaye Ulubay, Sevinc Sarinc Ulasli, Huseyin Bozbas, Atilla Sezgin

Ann Transplant 2009; 14(4): 33-39

493 7 0