Utility of the Cylex Assay in Cardiac Transplant Recipients

• Published in: The Journal of heart and lung transplantation Vol. 27; no. 8; pp. 817 - 822
• Main Authors: Gupta, Sachin, Mitchell, Joshua D., Markham, David W., Mammen, Pradeep P.A., Patel, Parag C., Kaiser, Patricia A., Stastny, Peter, Ring, W. Steves, DiMaio, J. Michael, Drazner, Mark H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.08.2008; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; African Americans; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cytomegalovirus Infections - blood; Cytomegalovirus Infections - epidemiology; Cytomegalovirus Infections - immunology; Female; Graft Rejection - blood; Graft Rejection - epidemiology; Graft Rejection - immunology; Heart Transplantation - ethnology; Heart Transplantation - immunology; Humans; Immunoassay - methods; Immunosuppression; Leukocyte Count; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Opportunistic Infections - blood; Opportunistic Infections - epidemiology; Opportunistic Infections - immunology; Predictive Value of Tests; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Surgery; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the heart; Heart; Assay; Treatment; Immunological investigation; Surgery; Graft; Transplantation; Cellular immunity; Circulatory system; Cardiology; Homotransplantation; Phlebology

Although the Cylex immune assay has been proposed as a means of tailoring immunosuppression after organ transplantation, there are limited data regarding its utility in cardiac transplant recipients. Therefore, we sought to determine the utility of the Cylex assay in assessing the risk of infection...