Publications by authors named "Javier Redel Montero"
Article Synopsis
- - The study focused on long-term lung transplant (LT) survivors who have normal lung function, aiming to determine their exercise capacity and what factors predict it.
- - A group of 28 LT recipients, averaging about 49 years old, underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing and showed near-normal oxygen uptake levels and good quality of life results.
- - Key predictive factors for exercise capacity included age, sex, and lung diffusion capacity, highlighting that these patients can achieve normal exercise capability years after transplantation.
Background: The optimal length of cytomegalovirus (CMV) prophylaxis in lung transplantation according to CMV serostatus is not well established.
Methods: We have performed a prospective, observational, multicenter study to determine the incidence of CMV infection and disease in 92 CMV-seropositive lung transplant recipients (LTR), their related outcomes and risk factors, and the impact of prophylaxis length.
Results: At 18 months post transplantation, 37 patients (40%) developed CMV infection (23 [25%]) or disease (14 [15.
The aim of this review is to give an overview of the clinical circumstances presenting before lung transplant that may have negative repercussions on the long and short-term prognosis of the transplant. Methods for screening and diagnosis of common comorbidities with negative impact on the prognosis of the transplant are proposed, both for pulmonary and extrapulmonary diseases, and measures aimed at correcting these factors are discussed. Coordination and information exchange between referral centers and transplant centers would allow these comorbidities to be detected and corrected, with the aim of minimizing the risks and improving the life expectancy of transplant receivers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare disease characterized by abnormal proliferation of immature smooth muscle cells and cystic lung destruction, which determines the prognosis of the disease. The kidney angiomyolipomas are usually very common in this disease and are usually asymptomatic unless complications arise. In the absence of a curative treatment, recent publications show promising results in molecular therapy to prevent functional decline and to control the size of the angiomyolipomas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the diagnostic validity, degree of patient satisfaction, and economic cost of home sleep monitoring compared to conventional polysomnography.
Patients And Methods: Consecutive patients with symptoms indicative of sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (SAHS) were included. We analyzed the diagnostic yield of home sleep monitoring using the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), number of desaturations of at least 3%, and the percentage time with arterial oxygen saturation below 90%.