Corticosteroid Weaning in Stable Heart Transplant Patients: Guidance by Serum Cortisol Level.

David A BaranCheryl RosenfeldMark J Zucker

Published in: Journal of transplantation (2018)

Steroids can be safely discontinued in stable heart transplant patients with an AM serum cortisol ≥ 8 micrograms/deciliter with appropriate outpatient follow-up. In this study, no patient suffered late rejection or clinically noted adrenal insufficiency.

Keyphrases

heart failure
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
atrial fibrillation
prognostic factors
intensive care unit
patient reported outcomes
acute respiratory distress syndrome
patient reported