Publications by authors named "Elizabeth Schonhoft"
Article Synopsis
- National data shows an increasing use of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected organ donors for lung transplants in the US, prompting a study on rejection rates between HCV-viremic and uninfected donors.
- The study reviewed 135 lung transplant patients, finding that those receiving organs from HCV-viremic donors developed acute HCV infections but were successfully treated without serious complications.
- Results indicated that HCV-viremic donors had lower rates of significant rejection (5.9%) compared to HCV-negative donors (11%), with 100% one-year survival in the former group versus 95.8% in the latter.
Purpose Of Review: The care of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is challenging at a time when there are no medications with proven efficacy in extending patient survival or quality of life. However, a number of recent studies suggest that patients participating in clinical trials including the placebo arm have improved outcome. This suggests that there are elements of supportive care which may prove beneficial to IPF patients.
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