Publications by authors named "R Bijou"
Introduction: For patients with advanced heart failure, socioeconomic deprivation may impede referral for heart transplantation (HT). We examined the association of socioeconomic deprivation with listing among patients evaluated at our institution and compared this against the backdrop of our local community.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients evaluated for HT between January 2017 and December 2020.
Giant cell myocarditis is a rare cause of cardiogenic shock requiring a high index of suspicion, rapid immunosuppressive therapy, and mechanical circulatory support. We present the case of a patient with giant cell myocarditis who underwent a successful bridge with four different types of mechanical circulatory support devices to heart transplantation. ().
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- Light-chain cardiac amyloidosis (AL CA) has a poorer survival prognosis compared to transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR CA) after heart transplantation (OHT).
- A study comparing survival rates of 39 CA patients (18 AL and 21 ATTR) and 1023 non-amyloidosis patients showed significantly lower survival rates for AL in the early era of OHT (2001-2007).
- However, in the late era (2008-2018), survival rates for AL and ATTR patients improved and became similar to those of non-amyloidosis patients, indicating diminished differences in post-OHT survival outcomes.