Pulmonology

Lung Transplant

Questions discussed in this category

What agents do you utilize for mucociliary clearance during the index hospitalization of patients post lung transplant?

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What are your top takeaways from ISHLT 2024?

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Do you treat A0B1 rejection noted on surveillance bronchoscopy in a patient less than one year post lung transplant?

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When do you pursue interventional treatments in a lung transplant patient with anastomotic dehiscence complicated by a bronchopleural fistula?

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How do you manage immunosuppressive medications in patients who develop a pneumonia?

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What is the risk of ILD recurrence in MDA5/Ro52 positive dermatomyositis following a lung transplantation?

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When do you entertain a diagnosis of HLA-negative antibody mediated rejection in lung transplant recipients?

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Do you routinely use donor derived cell free DNA levels to guide surveillance bronchoscopies in lung transplant recipients?

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Do you often see clinical improvement that is significant enough to de-list patients with CF for transplant after the initiation of CFTR modulator therapy?

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Do you adjust immunosuppression in lung transplant recipients diagnosed with COVID-19?

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Do you employ the use of extracorporeal photopheresis in the management of patients with progressive BOS following lung transplantation?

Clinical trial NCT02181257 to explore this currently in process

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Papers discussed in this category

J Heart Lung Transplant, 2021 Nov

Consensus document for the selection of lung transplant candidates: An update from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg, 2015 Jan 07

Recurrent polymyositis-associated lung disease after lung transplantation.

Rheumatology (Oxford, England), 2011 Dec 30

Disappearance of anti-MDA-5 autoantibodies in clinically amyopathic DM/interstitial lung disease during disease remission.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med,

Rapid Improvement after Starting Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and Advanced Pulmonary Disease.

Transplantation, 2021 Jul 01

A Comprehensive Overview of the Clinical Relevance and Treatment Options for Antibody-mediated Rejection Associated With Non-HLA Antibodies.

Transplantation, 2024 Mar 28

Comparing Plasma Donor-derived Cell-free DNA to Gene Expression in Endomyocardial Biopsies in the Trifecta-Heart Study.

Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2023 Oct 30

Absolute Quantification of Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA in Pediatric and Adult Patients After Heart Transplantation: A Prospective Study.

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