Open AccessRecent Trends of Infectious Complications Following Heart Transplantation
Author(s) -
Ashrit Multani,
Yasbanoo Moayedi,
Alfredo Puing,
E. Henricksen,
Donn W. Garvert,
Carlos A. Gómez,
Maxime Tremblay-Gravel,
Paul E. Bunce,
Helen Luikart,
Heather J. Ross,
Kiran K. Khush,
José G. Montoya,
Jeffrey J. Teuteberg
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0000000000003307
Subject(s) - medicine , immunosuppression , transplantation , heart transplantation , lung transplantation , nocardia , aspergillosis , immunology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Heart transplantation is a life-saving procedure that has seen improvements in transplant and patient outcomes due to advances in immunosuppression and prevention of posttransplantation infectious episodes (IEps). This study systematically evaluates IEps in the modern era of heart transplantation at Stanford University Medical Center.