Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis: A USRDS Registry Study.

Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) of the mitral valve has become standard of care for the treatment of high-risk patients with severe mitral regurgitation. Patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on hemodialysis were either excluded or severely underrepresented in all seminal trials proving the safety and efficacy of TEER. There have been few studies that evaluated the effectiveness or complications of TEER in ESRD patients.

Mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit in the United States with or without respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19 pneumonia: a retrospective comparison of characteristics and outcomes.

Background: There is increasing heterogeneity in the clinical phenotype of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19,) and reasons for mechanical ventilation are not limited to COVID pneumonia. We aimed to compare the characteristics and outcomes of intubated patients admitted to the ICU with the primary diagnosis of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) from COVID-19 pneumonia to those patients admitted for an alternative diagnosis.

Methods: Retrospective cohort study of adults with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to nine ICUs between March 18, 2020, and April 30, 2021, at an urban university institution.

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD)-from clinical to metabolic profiles-a single center experience and review of literature.

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders (PTLD) are among the most serious complications after solid organ transplantation (SOT). Monomorphic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common subtype of PTLD. Historically, outcomes of PTLD have been poor with high mortality rates and allograft loss, although this has improved in the last 10 years.