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A decade of cardiac transplantation in Coimbra: the value of experience
Prieto, D; Correia, P; Batista, M; Sola, E; Franco, F; Costa, S; Antunes, PE; Antunes, MJINTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To analyze the experience gained in 10 years of the heart transplantation program of the University Hospital of Coimbra. METHODS: Between November 2003 and December 2013, 258 patients with a mean age of 53.0±12.7 years (3-72 years) and predominantly male (78%) were transplanted. Over a third of patients had ischemic (37.2%) and 36.4% idiopathic cardiomyopathy. The mean age of donors...
Diabetes as an outcome predictor after heart transplantation
Saraiva, J; Sola, E; Prieto, D; Antunes, MJWe aimed to compare post-transplantation morbidity and survival among heart transplant recipients with and without diabetes mellitus. A retrospective review of 141 adult patients submitted to heart transplantation from November 2003 to June 2009 (with a minimum follow-up of one year) was undertaken. The patients were divided into two groups: those with (29%) and those without (71%) pre-transplantation diabetes....
Transplantação cardíaca: cinco anos de actividade
Antunes, MJ; Prieto, D; Sola, E; Antunes, PE; Oliveira, JF; Franco, F; Providência, LAOBJECTIVE: To analyze the initial five years experience of the new heart transplant program of Coimbra University Hospitals. METHODS: Between November 2003 aid December 2008, 132 patients were transplanted, with a mean age of 52.0 years (range 3-71 years), of whom 98 were male (74%). Half of the patients had dilated cardiomyopathy and 33% ischemic cardiomyopathy. The mean age of donors was 31.7 years and 102 we...
Heart transplantation from donors of different ABO blood type
Neves, C; Prieto, D; Sola, E; Antunes, MJINTRODUCTION: ABO blood group compatibility between donors and recipients of heart transplants is required to reduce the risk of hyperacute rejection. Ideally, ABO-identical cardiac grafts should be used but transplantating using ABO compatible types allows reduced waiting times among recipients with rarer types without a significant increase in hyperacute rejection. However, previous reports have indicated tha...
Cardiac allograft systolic function. Is the aetiology (ischaemic or idiopathic)...
Antunes, MJ; Biernet, M; Sola, E; Oliveira, L; Prieto, D; Franco, F; Providência, LAThe natural history of the LV systolic function (LV-SF) and functional capacity of survivors of heart transplantation (Htx) has not been defined. Some investigators suggest that SF may be different in recipients with different pre-transplant aetiologies: ischaemic or dilated, idiopathic disease. Routine transthoracic echocardiograms (TTE) were performed during a 1-year follow-up in 48 Htx recipients (total 864 ...
Hepatic UDP-glucose 13C isotopomers from [U-13C]glucose: a simple analysis by 1...
Antunes, MJ; Biernat, M; Sola, E; Oliveira, L; Prieto, D; Franco, F; Providência, LAMenthol glucuronide was isolated from the urine of a healthy 70-kg female subject following ingestion of 400 mg of peppermint oil and 6 g of 99% [U-(13)C]glucose. Glucuronide (13)C-excess enrichment levels were 4-6% and thus provided high signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) for confident assignment of (13)C-(13)C spin-coupled multiplet components within each (13)C resonance by (13)C NMR. The [U-(13)C]glucuronide isot...