Search for dissertations about: "post transplant"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 74 swedish dissertations containing the words post transplant.

  2. 6. Epstein-Barr virus latency in transplant patients and healthy carriers

    Author : Jie-Zhi Zou; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In this thesis, I studied the latency situation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in bone marrow transplanted (BMT) patients and healthy virus carriers. Paper 1: Epstein-Barr virus genomes are found predominantly in lgA-positive B cells in the blood of healthy carriers. READ MORE

  4. 7. Recovery After Lung Transplantation. Adaptation to a New Normality

    Author : Martina Lundmark; Vård i högteknologisk miljö; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Recovery; Lung transplantation; health and well-being; Nursing; Grounded theory; post-transplant follow-up; self-management;

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  5. 8. Cardiovascular risk factors and peripheral vascular function in lung transplant recipients

    Author : Martin Silverborn; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : lung transplantation; cardiovascular risk factors; hypertension; arterial compliance; vascular resistance; endothelial function; endothelin-1;

    Abstract : Objective: Cardiovascular disease is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality after organ transplantation. Development of cardiovascular risk factors, like hypertension, is common after transplantation. READ MORE

  6. 9. Echocardiographic assessment of ventricular size and function in heart transplant patients

    Author : Annika Ingvarsson; Kardiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Heart Transplantation; Echocardiography; Speckle tracking; Left ventricular assist device;

    Abstract : AbstractThe overall aims of this thesis were to use echocardiography to non-invasively, delineate early structural andfunctional changes following orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT), and to define reference values in the contextof gender and bridging with mechanical circulatory support.Several factors might affect myocardial function in OHT patients rendering the use of normal values fortransthoracic echocardiography derived from healthy subjects unsatisfactory. READ MORE

  7. 10. Invasive fungal disease in immunocompromised hosts with focus on diagnostics

    Author : Helena Hammarström; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; invasive fungal disease; diagnosis; 1; 3-β-d-glucan; hematological malignancies; hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; HIV; lung transplant recipients; bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome;

    Abstract : Invasive fungal diseases (IFDs) are severe conditions affecting immunocompromised patients. The primary aim of this thesis was to explore different methods for diagnosis of IFD in different groups of immunocompromised patients. Papers I and II included patients with hematologic disorders. READ MORE