May 2024 Journal Watch
Published 27 May 2024
ISHLT Journal Watch typically features early career and trainee member insights on recent studies, but this special edition features research led or conducted by ISHLT early career and trainee members!
In this special issue, presented by the ISHLT Early Career and Trainee Committee, these early career researchers present their own work and insights, with a focus on each of the 10 ISHLT Professional Communities.
ANESTHESIOLOGY + CRITICAL CARE
Mohammad Al-Ani, MD
University of Florida | Gainsville, FL USA
Utilization of the percutaneous left ventricular support as a bridge to heart transplantation across the United States: In-depth UNOS database analysis.
Al-Ani M, Bai C, Bledsoe M, et al. JHLT Nov 2023;42(11):1597-1607.
CARDIOLOGY
Jackie DesJardin, MD
University of California San Francisco | San Francisco, CA USA
Investigating the "sex paradox" in pulmonary
arterial hypertension: results from PHAR
DesJardin JT, Kime N, Kolaitis N, et al.JHLT Jun 2024;43(6):901-910
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
William D. Tucker, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville, TN USA
Impact of anticoagulation intensity on blood transfusion for venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation during lung transplantation
W, Gannon W, Petree B, et al. JHLT May 2024;43(5):832-837.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Emily Eichenberger, MD, MHS
Emory University School of Medicine | Atlanta, GA USA
Management and outcomes of heart transplant candidates with bloodstream infection on temporary mechanical circulatory support
Eichenberger EM, Satola S, Gupta D, Daneshmand M, Pouch S. JHLT Nov 2023;42(11):1501-1504.
NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH
Stacy Al-Saleh, PhD, RN, CCTC
Mayo Clinic | Phoenix, AZ USA
A Cross-Sectional Study of Cognitive Function, Illness Perceptions, and Immunosuppression
Medication Adherence After Heart Transplantation
Al-Saleh S, Conley S, Pace T, Insel KC. Western Journal of Nursing Research 2024; 46(3):164-171.
PATHOLOGY
Alexander N. Wein, MD, PhD
Washington University School of Medicine | St. Louis, MO USA
Clinical and Histopathologic Characteristics of Recurrent Sarcoidosis in Posttransplant Lungs: 25 Years of Experience
Liang L, Wein A, Villanueva A, et al. American Journal of Surgical Pathology Sep 2023;47(9):1034-1038.
PEDIATRICS
Caitlin Milligan, MD, PhD
Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA USA
Impact of a Positive Crossmatch on Pediatric Heart Transplant Outcomes
Milligan C,
Williams R, Singh TP, et al. JHLT Jun 2024;43(6):963-972.
PHARMACY
Victoria Reams, PharmD, BCTXP
University of Florida | Gainsville, FL USA
Does Intravenous Immunoglobulin Administration Affect the Clearance of Monoclonal Antibodies in Transplant Recipients?
Reams V, Emtiazjoo A, Gries C, Rackauskas M, Saha BK. Transplantation May 2024;108(5);e69-e71.
PULMONOLOGY
Rayid Abdulqawi, MD, PhD
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Donor respiratory multidrug-resistant bacteria and lung transplantation outcomes
Abdulqawi R, Saleh RA, Alameer RM, et al. Journal of Infection Feb 2024;88(2):139-148.
RESEARCH & IMMUNOLOGY
Samantha Ennis, MBBS
St. Vincent's Hospital | Sydney, Australia
Specific human leucocyte antigen- DQ risk epitope mismatches are associated with CLAD after lung transplantation
Ennis S, Olsen N, Tong WWY, et al. American Journal of Transplantation Jul 2023;23(7):1009-1021.
Journal Watch Senior Editor
Ashley Fritz, MD
Bonus Studies
This issue of Journal Watch also includes a bibliography of the additional studies sent in by the following early career and trainee members during the submission process. Thank you to these early career and trainee investigators for sharing their work!
Waqas Akhtar, BMBCh | Cardiology
British societies guideline on the management of emergencies in implantable left ventricular assist device recipients in transplant centres
Akhtar W, Baston VR, Berman M. Intensive Care
Medicine Mar 2024;50:493-501.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00134-024-07382-y
Arif Albulushi, MD | Cardiology
Impact of tricuspid regurgitation severity on mortality in pulmonary hypertension patients: A comprehensive analysis
Albulushi A, Al-Saidi K, Al-Farhan H. Current Problems in Cardiology
21 Jan 2024.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2024.102405
Jack Luxford, BA, MD | Pediatric Cardiology
Iron deficiency and anemia in pediatric dilated cardiomyopathy are associated with clinical, biochemical, and hematological markers of severe disease and adverse outcomes
Luxford
J, Casey C, Roberts P, Irving C. JHLT Nov 2023;43(3):379-386.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2023.11.014
Rayoun Ramendra | Pulmonology
Airway pepsinogen A4 identifies lung transplant recipients with microaspiration and predicts chronic lung allograft dysfunction
Ramendra R, Duong A, Zhang CYK. JHLT Jun 2024;43(6):973-982.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2024.01.002
Stefan Roest, MD | Cardiology
Influence of chronic kidney disease and other risk factors pre-heart transplantation on malignancy incidence post-heart transplantation
Roest S, Gürgöze M, Cherikh W. Front. Cardiovasc.
Med. Apr 2023;10.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1145996
Eric D Rubido, PharmD | Pharmacy/Pulmonology
Descriptive analysis evaluating the use of direct oral anticoagulation therapy in heart and lung transplant recipients
Rubido ED, Cooper MH, Donahue KR, Krisl J. Clinical
Transplantation Feb 2023;37(2):e14897.
https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.14897
Madeline Townsend, MD | Pediatric Cardiology
Uncertain benefit of statins in pediatric heart transplant recipients: A PHTS analysis
Townsend M, Khoury M, Koehl D. JHLT May 2024;43(5):703-713.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2023.11.021