Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Shuji Okahara, Bronwyn Levvey, Mark McDonald, Rohit D'Costa, Helen Opdam, David Pilcher, Gregory I. Snell
Summary: This retrospective study reviewed lung donor referrals between 2014 and 2018, finding main reasons for refusal to be lung quality issues, general medical issues, and organizational issues. Despite indications, the actual number of retrievable lungs through EVLP was limited.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Oncology
Martin Carl Tammemagi
Summary: Multiple lines of reasoning and evidence, including the study by Meza and colleagues, suggest that the use of the <= 15 quit-years rule for lung cancer screening eligibility should be abandoned.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Javier De Miguel-Diez, Rodrigo Jimenez-Garcia, Valentin Hernandez-Barrera, David Carabantes-Alarcon, Jose J. J. Zamorano-Leon, Natividad Cuadrado-Corrales, Ricardo Omana-Palanco, Francisco Javier Gonzalez-Barcala, Ana Lopez-de-Andres
Summary: This study examined the clinical characteristics and hospital outcomes of COPD patients undergoing lung transplantation in Spain from 2016 to 2020, and assessed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number and outcomes of lung transplantations. The results showed a continuous increase in the number of lung transplantations from 2016 to 2019, but a significant decrease in 2020. Nearly half of the patients experienced complications, with lung transplant rejection and infection being the most common. The study received a rating of 8 out of 10.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Martin C. Tammemagi, Mamta Ruparel, Alain Tremblay, Renelle Myers, John Mayo, John Yee, Sukhinder Atkar-Khattra, Ren Yuan, Sonya Cressman, John English, Eric Bedard, Paul MacEachern, Paul Burrowes, Samantha L. Quaife, Henry Marshall, Ian Yang, Rayleen Bowman, Linda Passmore, Annette McWilliams, Fraser Brims, Kuan Pin Lim, Lin Mo, Stephen Melsom, Bann Saffar, Mark Teh, Ramon Sheehan, Yijin Kuok, Renee Manser, Louis Irving, Daniel Steinfort, Mark McCusker, Diane Pascoe, Paul Fogarty, Emily Stone, David C. L. Lam, Ming-Yen Ng, Varut Vardhanabhuti, Christine D. Berg, Rayjean J. Hung, Samuel M. Janes, Kwun Fong, Stephen Lam
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness of the USPSTF2013 and PLCOm2012 model eligibility criteria for lung cancer screening. The results showed that the PLCOm2012 model is more efficient in selecting individuals for lung cancer screening and provides more accurate predictions of cumulative life expectancy compared to the USPSTF2013 criteria.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Marco Schiavon, Stefania Camagni, Federico Venuta, Lorenzo Rosso, Massimo Boffini, Francesco Parisi, Alessandro Bertani, Federica Meloni, Piero Paladini, Eleonora Faccioli, Michele Colledan, Daniele Diso, Margherita Cattaneo, Fabrizio Scalini, Sara Alfieri, Domenica Giunta, Monica Morosini, Luca Luzzi, Giulia Lorenzoni, Andrea Dell'Amore, Federico Rea
Summary: This study analyzed the experience of pediatric lung transplantation in Italy and found that the outcomes were comparable to current literature. Attention should be paid to the Oto score and recipient body mass index, and adult donors and graft reductions can be safely used to expand the donor pool.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sayf A. Said, Toshihiro Okamoto, Amy S. Nowacki, Hiromichi Niikawa, Kamal S. Ayyat, Ichiro Sakanoue, James J. Yun, Kenneth R. McCurry
Summary: Blood transfusion from donors can increase recipient mortality, especially when more than 10 units are transfused.
ANNALS OF THORACIC SURGERY
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Karsten Keller, Lukas Hobohm, Mir A. Ostad, Sebastian Goebel, Mareike Lankeit, Stavros Konstantinides, Thomas Muenzel, Philip Wenzel
Summary: An analysis of the German nationwide inpatient sample from 2005 to 2016 found that hospitalizations for heart failure increased during this period, while the inhospital case fatality rate and major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular event rate decreased. Independent predictors of inhospital death included age 70 years and older and a diagnosis of cancer.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sun Hye Shin, Sumin Shin, Yunjoo Im, Genehee Lee, Byeong-Ho Jeong, Kyungjong Lee, Sang-Won Um, Hojoong Kim, O. Jung Kwon, Jong Ho Cho, Hong Kwan Kim, Yong Soo Choi, Jhingook Kim, Jae Ill Zo, Young Mog Shim, Juhee Cho, Danbee Kang, Hye Yun Park
Summary: Bronchodilator therapy during the perioperative period was effective in preserving lung function in COPD patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer, with no significant difference in postoperative complications between patients treated with and without bronchodilators.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jakob Weiss, Vineet K. K. Raghu, Dennis Bontempi, David C. C. Christiani, Raymond H. H. Mak, Michael T. T. Lu, Hugo J. W. L. Aerts
Summary: Deep learning can estimate lung disease mortality from a chest x-ray beyond risk factors, which may help to identify individuals at risk in screening and cancer populations.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yongtao Li, Chengfei Wang, Meilian Peng
Summary: The text discusses the impact of aging on the immune system and the increased risk of diseases for elderly individuals due to immunosenescence. It also highlights the correlation between severe lung complications and aging immunity.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kate Parker, Sarah Colhoun, Karen Bartholomew, Peter Sandiford, Chris Lewis, David Milne, Mark McKeage, Rawiri McKree Jansen, Kwun M. Fong, Henry Marshall, Martin Tammemagi, Nicole M. Rankin, Sandra Hotu, Robert Young, Raewyn Hopkins, Natalie Walker, Rachel Brown, Sue Crengle
Summary: Lung cancer screening can reduce mortality from lung cancer. The study aims to determine whether a screening invitation from a patient's primary care physician will optimize screening uptake for Maori.
Article
Hematology
Yifan Pang, Ananth Charya, Michael B. Keller, Arlene Sirajuddin, Yi-Ping Fu, Noa G. Holtzman, Steven Z. Pavletic, Sean Agbor-Enoh
Summary: This study adapted the 2019 International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation criteria to define novel phenotypes of pulmonary chronic graft-versus-host disease (PcGVHD) and compared its performance with the NIH criteria in identifying high-risk PcGVHD patients. The adapted criteria were found to be effective in identifying high-risk PcGVHD patients that were missed by the NIH criteria.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Florent Malard, Anne Vekhoff, Simona Lapusan, Francoise Isnard, Evelyne D'incan-Corda, Jerome Rey, Colombe Saillard, Xavier Thomas, Sophie Ducastelle-Lepretre, Etienne Paubelle, Marie-Virginie Larcher, Clement Rocher, Christian Recher, Suzanne Tavitian, Sarah Bertoli, Anne-Sophie Michallet, Lila Gilis, Pierre Peterlin, Patrice Chevallier, Stephanie Nguyen, Emilie Plantamura, Lilia Boucinha, Cyrielle Gasc, Mauricette Michallet, Joel Dore, Ollivier Legrand, Mohamad Mohty
Summary: This study evaluates the efficacy of autologous fecal microbiota transfer (AFMT) in correcting dysbiosis and eradicating multidrug-resistant bacteria in AML patients undergoing intensive chemotherapy and antibiotics. The results show that AFMT is safe and effective for restoring gut microbiota, improving richness, and diversity indices at the species level.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Zilin Wang, Bo Zhao, Mingming Deng, Run Tong, Yiding Bian, Qin Zhang, Gang Hou
Summary: This study critically evaluated the efficacy and safety of airway stents in treating airway stenosis after lung transplantation. It showed that airway stenting is a safe and effective method for immediate symptom palliation, but further investigations are needed to determine its long-term efficacy on survival rate.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Respiratory System
Hyeon Hwa Kim, Ho Cheol Kim, Tae Sun Shim, Jee Hwan Ahn, Jin Won Huh, Sang-Bum Hong, Geun Dong Lee, Dong Kwan Kim, Seung-Il Park, Sehoon Choi
Summary: This study investigated the impact of pre-existing acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease (AE-ILD) on the prognosis of ILD patients who underwent lung transplantation. The results showed that patients with AE-ILD had worse survival outcomes, especially in those requiring pre-transplant mechanical ventilation.
RESPIRATORY RESEARCH
(2023)