Publications by authors named "Liset N Stoletniy"
Background: Coronary vasculitis is a rare, life-threatening complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Case Summary: A 23-year-old woman with SLE presented with typical angina and worsening dyspnoea on exertion. Coronary angiography revealed severe triple vessel disease with a 'string of beads' appearance classic for coronary vasculitis.
Article Synopsis
- Previous research shows that donor hearts with poor left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) can still result in long-term survival, similar to those with normal EF, prompting this study to improve the selection process.
- Analyzed data from adult heart transplants between 2000 and 2016 revealed that donor hearts with lower EF were generally younger and had marginally lower body mass index, with notable factors affecting 1-year mortality primarily linked to ischemia time.
- The results suggest that while adverse outcomes are similar for donor hearts across various EF levels, minimizing ischemic time is crucial, especially for those with lower EF measurements.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors that may predict heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) and associated mortality.
Background: HFrEF following OLT is a poorly understood phenomenon, reported in 3% to 7% of transplanted patients.
Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 176 consecutive patients who underwent OLT from 2010 to 2017.
Background: A key determinant of long-term survival in heart transplant recipients is the development of coronary vasculopathy. Both coronary macrovascular and microvascular disease are prognostically important. However, the relationship between these in transplant patients and the determinants of microvascular disease are not known.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn certain patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction, improvements in cardiac function are seen after initiation of medical therapy; however, the long-term stability of ventricular function in such patients is not well described. We retrospectively analyzed 171 patients who had a baseline ejection fraction of 45% or less, a follow-up echocardiogram at 2 to 12 months after initiation of medical therapy, and a final echocardiogram. We found that 48.
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