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Michelle Kittleson

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Maurer M, Soman P, Hernandez A, Garcia-Pavia P, Signorovitch J, Wei L, et al.
Adv Ther . 2024 Jun; 41(7):2723-2742. PMID: 38833142
Introduction: Hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRv, also referred to as hATTR; ORPHA 271861) and wild-type ATTR amyloidosis (ATTRwt; ORPHA 330001) are rare, progressive, systemic protein misfolding disorders with heterogeneous clinical presentations....
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Warner E, Pritting C, Dutta S, Bierowski M, Ullah W, Brailovsky Y, et al.
Artif Organs . 2024 May; 48(10):1180-1189. PMID: 38803277
Background: The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) implemented modifications in 2018 to the adult heart transplant allocation system to better stratify the most medically urgent transplant candidates. We evaluated...
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Lee A, Barforoshi S, Singh A, Shrestha R, Ha J, Kittleson M
JACC Case Rep . 2024 Mar; 29(6):102255. PMID: 38549854
Dobutamine is a positive inotropic agent often used in treatment of cardiogenic shock. Although there are well-documented adverse effects, dobutamine-induced myoclonus is a rarely reported phenomenon. Our case offers a...
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Jaiswal A, Kittleson M, Pillai A, Baran D, Baker W
J Heart Lung Transplant . 2024 Jan; 43(5):806-815. PMID: 38232792
Background: Utilization of heart from older donors is variable across centers with uncertain outcomes of recipients. We sought to utilize a national registry to examine the usage and outcomes of...
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Kobashigawa J, VanWagner L, Hall S, Emamaullee J, Entwistle J, Ganger D, et al.
Am J Transplant . 2023 Dec; 24(3):380-390. PMID: 38072122
Patients with severe heart disease may have coexisting liver disease from various causes. The incidence of combined heart-liver transplant (CHLT) is increasing as more patients with congenital heart disease survive...
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Jordan S, Joung S, Wang M, Tran T, Bravo M, Masoom H, et al.
Transpl Infect Dis . 2023 Oct; 26(1):e14182. PMID: 37885435
Background: Tixagevimab-cilgavimab (Tix-Cil) was authorized for prophylaxis against COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients from December 2021 through January 2023. Real-world effectiveness for solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients has been unclear. Methods:...
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Dhillon M, Kobashigawa J, Kittleson M, Jain R, Patel N, Singer-Englar T, et al.
Clin Transplant . 2023 Oct; 38(1):e15165. PMID: 37837612
Background: The use of bortezomib which is a proteasome inhibitor has been demonstrated to be efficacious in small number of patients as a desensitization strategy in heart transplant. We reviewed...
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Coutance G, Kobashigawa J, Kransdorf E, Loupy A, Desire E, Kittleson M, et al.
J Heart Lung Transplant . 2023 May; 42(10):1464-1468. PMID: 37182818
Allosensitization represents a major barrier to heart transplantation. We previously reported favorable 1-year outcomes of complement inhibition at transplant in highly sensitized recipients. We now report a longer follow-up. In...
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Malas J, Chen Q, Emerson D, Megna D, Catarino P, Czer L, et al.
J Heart Lung Transplant . 2023 Apr; 42(8):1045-1053. PMID: 37098375
Background: Given ongoing donor shortages, appropriate patient selection for dual-organ transplantation is critical. We evaluated outcomes of heart retransplant with simultaneous kidney transplant (HRT-KT) vs isolated heart retransplant (HRT) across...
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Punnoose L, Siddiqi H, Rosenthal J, Kittleson M, Witteles R, Alexander K
Card Fail Rev . 2023 Mar; 9:e01. PMID: 36891177
Disease-modifying therapies in both light chain and transthyretin amyloidosis have improved patient functional status and survival. Conceivably, as heart failure may progress despite amyloid therapies, more patients may be considered...