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New Pulmonary Hypertension Definition Clarifies Mortality Risk After Heart Transplant

Although an independent association was not identified between pulmonary vascular resistance and conditional 1-year mortality, it was identified between pulmonary vascular resistance and 30-day mortality.

Lower Blood Transfusion Threshold During Cardiac Surgery May Not Raise AKI Risk

Transfusing red blood cells into cardiac surgery patients only when their hemoglobin levels fall to below 7.5 g/dL does not increase acute kidney injury risk.

Do Patients With Idiopathic PAH Have Worse Lung Transplantation Outcomes?

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary artery hypertension undergoing a lung transplant in which extracorporeal life support is needed experienced poorer outcomes compared with patients with other diagnoses.

Restricting Blood Transfusions Did Not Increase AKI Risk After Cardiac Surgery

Restrictive approach does not increase risk for acute kidney injury in high-risk patients.

Tacrolimus Granules Now Available for Patients Who Have Difficulty Swallowing Capsules

A new granule formulation of Prograf has been made available for the prophylaxis of organ rejection.

Donor Heart Recovery From Drug-Intoxicated Deaths Has Increased

Campaigns promoting organ donation in populations affected by drugs have contributed to increase

Blood Conservation Safe and Effective During Heart Surgery

Blood conservation via intraoperative autologous donation (IAD) is safe and effective in reducing transfusions during cardiac surgery.

Safety of PCSK9 Inhibitors After Heart Transplantation Examined

PCSK9 inhibitors are a potentially safe lipid-lowering therapy for heart transplant recipients with suboptimal LDL management on statins.

Opioid Use Disorder Linked to Increased Complications After Cardiac Surgery

Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, those with vs without opioid use disorder may have higher rates of complications and encounter greater costs.

Discharge Day Not a Significant Factor for Readmission After Cardiac Surgery

Weekend discharge did not increase rates of hospital readmission after cardiac surgery in this study cohort.