History of cigarette smoking and heart transplant outcomes

History of cigarette smoking and heart transplant outcomes

Background: Active cigarette smoking (CS) is a contraindication for Orthotopic Heart Transplantation (OHT) with a recommendation that HT candidates be free from CS for at minimum 6 months prior to HT. Animal studies have shown that a history of CS is associated with increased risk of allograft rejec...

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Main Authors: R.O. Ohiomoba, Q.R. Youmans, P.W. Akanyirige, A.U. Ezema, A.S. Anderson, A. Bryant, K. Jackson, E. Mandieka, D.T. Pham, Y. Raza, J.D. Rich, C.W. Yancy, I.S. Okwuosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Subjects:
Heart transplant
Cigarette smoking
Mortality
Acute rejection
Malignancy
Graft failure
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906720302979

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