G Thabut

..This prospective, observational study evaluated the safety and efficacy of superficial femoral artery autograft reconstruction in the treatment of popliteal artery aneurysms in the absence of a suitable saphenous vein...

..We conclude that geographic disparaties exist in access to lung transplantation in the United States. These are mediated by listing practices rather than by transplantation rates, and were not mitigated by LAS implementation...

..We recently reported a new method in which predicted survival without transplantation is compared to predicted survival after transplantation...

..Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the first indication for lung transplantation, the benefit of the procedure in terms of survival remains debated...

..Although case loads vary substantially among US lung transplant centers, the impact of center effects on patient outcomes following lung transplantation is unknown...

..We aimed to compare survival after each procedure by analysing data from the registry of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation...

..We recently described an approach based on the comparison of expected pre and post transplant survival...

..Patients with end-stage idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are increasingly having bilateral rather than single-lung transplantation...

..Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency is associated with the occurrence of pulmonary emphysema. The aim of this study is to describe the characteristics of patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency associated pulmonary emphysema...

..At the conclusion incorporation of this cohort into AIR (Alpha-antitrypsin International Registry) will increase the statistical power. This study could also provide the base for prospective trials and research projects...

..The definition of the optimal timing of referral for lung transplantation in cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis remains a difficult question...

..They found an odds ratio for neurologic events associated with a 10-point decrease in density of 1.54 (p = 0.002), showing an association between plaque density and neurologic events...

..CMBs have been reported in isolated cases of infective endocarditis (IE), but their frequency and the association of CMBs with IE have not yet been studied...

..This placebo-controlled study evaluated the effect of etanercept (ETN) in patients with advanced AS...

..Neurologic complications of endocarditis can influence diagnosis, therapeutic plans, and prognosis...

..The impact of previous cardiovascular disease on the outcome of lung transplantation may be important but remains unstudied...

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..We conclude that delayed reopening of the patent foramen ovale leading to massive right-to-left shunting is a possible complication after lung transplantation...

..The lung injury was explored biologically, but no mechanism was revealed. Given the increasing use of IVIG in solid-organ recipients, clinicians should be aware of possible TRALI after IVIG infusion...

..We conclude that HLA-G expression in the bronchial epithelium of lung allograft is elevated in some LTx recipients in association with their functional stability, suggesting a potential role of HLA-G as a tolerance marker...

..The survival data confirm the indolent nature of pulmonary MALT lymphoma. Better progression-free survival was observed with chlorambucil when compared with cyclophosphamide or anthracycline...

..We studied prevalence, causes and consequences of worsening renal function (WRF) during hospitalization for acute heart failure (AHF)...

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..This study examined whether there was a survival benefit of lung transplantation in a cohort of patients referred to our transplant center with a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis according to American Thoracic Society criteria...

..We report our experience of retransplantation for BOS performed in our center since 1988...

..We individualized a subgroup of patients presenting with a predominant vascular disease that could potentially benefit from vasodilators...

..The aim of the study was to assess if BOS occurring earlier after LT is associated with worse functional prognosis and worse graft survival...

..We aimed to determine, on a large cohort of patients, the effect of donors characteristics on short- and long-term outcome of lung transplantation..

..Consequently, graft ischemic time has not been incorporated in the decision-making process at the time of graft acceptance...

..The aim of this study was to determine the value of serial B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) assay for predicting post-discharge outcome of patients admitted for decompensated congestive heart failure (CHF)...

..We investigated the association between the extent of sympathectomy and the occurrence and severity of compensatory sweating after endoscopic transthoracic sympathectomy for upper limb hyperhidrosis...

..The safety and durability of carotid artery revascularization through a radiated field has been debated. We describe the immediate and long-term results in a series of 27 consecutive patients who received treatment over 12 years...

..The resumption of smoking has probably played a central role in the presence of elastolytic activity in lavage fluid and in the recurrence of emphysema...

..The aim of this study was to identify early cellular and immunologic events associated with PGF in human lung transplants...

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..Perivascular mononuclear infiltrates remain the cornerstone for acute rejection diagnosis. The presence of moderate/severe alveolar lesions should prompt to search for infection...

..Lung transplantation (LT) may represent a therapeutic option in case of advanced pulmonary Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (PLCH). Little is known however about the characteristics of the patients considered for LT or its results...

..Our study points out that in many patients with IPF, nonfibrotic lung areas demonstrate an occlusive venopathy, the signification of which remains undetermined...