Orthostatic Hypotension and Concurrent Autonomic Dysfunction: A Novel Complication of Lung Transplantation.
Deepika RaziaSofya TokmanSharjeel IsrarHesham MohamedHesham AbdelrazekBhuvin BuddhdevAshwini ArjunaKendra McAnallySamad HashimiMichael A SmithRoss M BremnerRajat WaliaAshraf OmarPublished in: Journal of transplantation (2022)
Persistent OH is a lesser-known complication of LTx that impacts posttransplant rehabilitation and may lead to comorbidities and shortened survival. In addition, most LTx recipients with OH at our center were tall, thin men with underlying pulmonary fibrosis, which may offer an opportunity to instate pretransplant OH screening of at-risk patients.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary fibrosis
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- oxidative stress
- prognostic factors
- heart rate variability
- squamous cell carcinoma
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- blood pressure
- radiation therapy
- locally advanced
- patient reported outcomes
- free survival
- rectal cancer