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J C Bucuvalas

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Shemesh E, Bucuvalas J, Anand R, Mazariegos G, Alonso E, Venick R, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2017 Mar; 17(10):2668-2678. PMID: 28321975
Nonadherence to immunosuppressant medications is a leading cause of poor long-term outcomes in transplant recipients. The Medication Level Variability Index (MLVI) provides a vehicle for transplant outcome risk-stratification through continuous...
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Akimova T, Kamath B, Goebel J, Meyers K, Rand E, Hawkins A, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2012 Sep; 12(12):3449-61. PMID: 22994804
In a cross-sectional study, we assessed effects of calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) or rapamycin on T-regulatory (Treg) cells from children with stable liver (n = 53) or kidney (n = 9)...
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Sorensen L, Neighbors K, Martz K, Zelko F, Bucuvalas J, Alonso E
Am J Transplant . 2011 Jan; 11(2):303-11. PMID: 21272236
This multicenter study examined prevalence of cognitive and academic delays in children following liver transplant (LT). One hundred and forty-four patients ages 5-7 and 2 years post-LT were recruited through...
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Bucuvalas J, Alonso E, Magee J, Talwalkar J, Hanto D, Doo E
Am J Transplant . 2008 Oct; 8(12):2506-13. PMID: 18853949
The objective was to review the current state of knowledge and recommend future research directions related to long-term outcomes for pediatric liver transplant recipients. A 1-day Clinical Research Workshop on...
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George J, Shim D, Bucuvalas J, Immerman E, Manning P, Pearl J, et al.
Pediatr Cardiol . 2003 Jul; 24(6):544-7. PMID: 12881774
The cost-effectiveness of stent (ST) implantation for the repair of coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is not documented in the medical literature. Inflation-adjusted hospital costs for ST implantation and for...
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Bucuvalas J, Chernausek S, Alfaro M, Krug S, RITSCHEL W, Wilmott R
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr . 2001 Dec; 33(5):576-81. PMID: 11740232
Objectives: Malnutrition is common in cystic fibrosis (CF) and adversely affects survival. Because insulinlike growth factor-1 (IGF-1) has insulinlike effects in terms of carbohydrate metabolism and is growth promoting, the...
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Bucuvalas J, Chernausek S
J Pediatr . 2001 Nov; 139(5):616-8. PMID: 11713433
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Bucuvalas J, Ryckman F, Krug S, Alonso M, Balistreri W, Kotagal U
Pediatr Transplant . 2001 Jul; 5(4):274-8. PMID: 11472606
Prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) and N-acetylcysteine (NAC) have been used as single agents to decrease reperfusion injury and improve outcome after solid-organ transplantation (Tx). We hypothesized that combined treatment with NAC...
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Bucuvalas J, Ryckman F, Atherton H, Alonso M, Balistreri W, Kotagal U
J Pediatr . 2001 Jul; 139(1):66-74. PMID: 11445796
Objective: Efforts to decrease the cost of orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) must address the impact of specific interventions on clinical outcome. We hypothesized that an intervention designed to decrease the...
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Ryckman F, Alonso M, Bucuvalas J, Balistreri W
J Pediatr Surg . 1999 Jun; 34(5):845-9; discussion 849-50. PMID: 10359193
Background: Liver transplantation (LT) remains a high-risk operation, especially during the first months after LT when technical complications and preexisting illness exert their influence on survival. However, there are late...