Transplantation – Heart
In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient.
11 Jan, 2022 | 02:34h | UTCIn 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient – Associated Press
RCT: Maribavir for refractory Cytomegalovirus infections with or without resistance post-transplant.
7 Dec, 2021 | 08:37h | UTC
FDA authorizes additional Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised individuals – Other fully vaccinated individuals do not need an additional vaccine dose right now.
16 Aug, 2021 | 01:22h | UTCCommentaries:
CDC, FDA recommend COVID booster for immune-compromised – CIDRAP
FDA authorizes additional dose of Covid-19 vaccine for the immunocompromised – STAT
Covid booster: US approves third jab for the immunocompromised – BBC
CDC Panel Recommends 3rd Vaccine Dose For Immunocompromised People – NPR
6 Things To Know If You’re Immunocompromised And Considering A 3rd Shot – NPR
CDC recommends third Covid-19 vaccine dose for certain immunocompromised people – CNN
Commentary on Twitter
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) supports the @FDA and @CDCgov's decision to authorize a supplemental vaccine dose for immunocompromised patients.
Read our statement: https://t.co/odzzSgIxnY pic.twitter.com/4PZfUwpjhM
— IDSA (@IDSAInfo) August 13, 2021
RCT: third dose of Moderna mRNA vaccine increases immunity in transplant recipients.
12 Aug, 2021 | 09:56h | UTCEditorial: Third Time’s a Charm — Covid-19 Vaccine Hope for Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
Related:
[Preprint] 3rd AstraZeneca shot gives strong immunity.
Commentaries on Twitter
..1st randomized trial results of 3rd doses of Moderna vax for 120 people with organ transplants: month 4, their minimum anti-RBD antibody levels were 55% for 3rd dose vs 18% (still increasing a little in the placebo group). No cases of acute rejection https://t.co/BcfeyUEhx5 #IC
— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) August 11, 2021
The authors conclude that a third-dose booster of mRNA-1273 vaccine should be considered for transplant recipients. https://t.co/Q3gakSaNjd pic.twitter.com/CMN8f7cq29
— NEJM (@NEJM) August 11, 2021
Donor drug use is not associated with worse recipient survival in heart transplantation – “Increasing use of such donors may help alleviate the chronic donor shortage.”
30 Jul, 2021 | 11:39h | UTCIntoxicated Donors and Heart Transplant Outcomes: Long-Term Safety – Circulation: Heart Failure
Commentary: Donor Drug Use Not Tied to Survival for Heart Transplant Recipients – HealthDay
Related study: National Trends in Heart Donor Usage Rates: Are We Efficiently Transplanting More Hearts? – Circulation: Heart Failure
Three doses of an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine in solid-organ transplant recipients can improve the immunogenicity of the vaccine.
24 Jun, 2021 | 10:32h | UTC
Case series: Safety and immunogenicity of a third dose of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients.
15 Jun, 2021 | 08:59h | UTCCommentaries: For Transplant Recipients, Third Time May Be the Charm for Better COVID Vaccine Protection – Hopkins Medicine AND Extra COVID Vaccine May Help Protect Transplant Patients – Associated Press
Commentary on Twitter
Our report about 3rd vaccine doses in transplant patients is published! "It is encouraging that antibody titers increased after the 3rd dose in 1/3 of patients who had negative antibody titers and in all patients who had low-positive antibody titers"https://t.co/6XElwyIdAa
— Dorry Segev (@Dorry_Segev) June 14, 2021
Cohort study shows inadequate antibody response to mRNA SARS-CoV-2 vaccine among kidney transplant recipients.
6 May, 2021 | 09:01h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The studies of mRNA vax in people with transplants are getting bigger: still the same message. Some protection, but not enough. This time, 308 people with kidney transplants in Israel, BNT-Pfizer vaccine https://t.co/Otvt8F11my
— Hilda Bastian, PhD (@hildabast) May 6, 2021
Organ transplant recipients remain vulnerable to Covid-19 even after second vaccine dose.
6 May, 2021 | 09:03h | UTCOriginal Study: Antibody Response to 2-Dose SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Series in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients – JAMA
Systematic review: Interventions for increasing solid organ donor registration
28 Apr, 2021 | 08:11h | UTCInterventions for increasing solid organ donor registration – Cochrane Library
Summary: Interventions for increasing solid organ donor registration – Cochrane Library
Review: Care for the organ transplant recipient on the intensive care unit
8 Apr, 2021 | 08:36h | UTCCare for the organ transplant recipient on the intensive care unit – Journal of Critical Care
Review: Post-Transplant Pregnancy and Contraception
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:10h | UTCPost-Transplant Pregnancy and Contraception – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
Immunogenicity of a single dose of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients
17 Mar, 2021 | 02:55h | UTC
Teleneurology-enabled determination of death by neurologic criteria after cardiac arrest or severe neurologic injury
2 Mar, 2021 | 01:32h | UTCTeleneurology-Enabled Determination of Death by Neurologic Criteria After Cardiac Arrest or Severe Neurologic Injury – Neurology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Position Statement on Heart Transplantation: Patient Eligibility, Selection, and Post-Transplantation Care
13 Mar, 2020 | 08:00h | UTCCanadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Cardiac Transplant Network Position Statement on Heart Transplantation: Patient Eligibility, Selection, and Post-Transplantation Care – Canadian Journal of Cardiology (free for a limited period)