Introduction: Immunosuppressed patients are at an increased risk of complications from COVID-19. Despite the morbidity and mortality associated with COVID-19, there is little information regarding its effect on post-renal transplant patients. This study investigated the impact of a COVID-19 diagnosis on renal transplant recipients in terms of graft failure and mortality.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Tricuspid stenosis (native and prosthetic) is rare. Redo-sternotomy for isolated tricuspid replacement is associated with a higher risk. The efficacy and durability of transcatheter valve implantation for severe tricuspid stenosis are unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To analyze clinical factors associated with operator's preference in selection of femoral versus radial access for angiography and percutaneous intervention (PCI) procedures.
Background: There has been an increase in radial access in cardiac catheterization and PCI in the last few decades.
Methods: Data from 11 226 consecutive cardiac catheterization procedures were collected from Sanford University Medical Center (University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine) from 2011 to 2015.