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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Care of Adult Heart Transplant Recipients by the Primary Care Provider: A Practical Roadmap.

Yu Wu, Lina Gao, Jose Lazo, Brandon Martinez, Simran Grewal, Irina Yurkova, Julia Galeota, Catherine Nash, Meghan Cutler, Nimaljeet Tarango and 4 more

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Yu WuDepartment of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Section of Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3816-7979
Lina GaoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-5515-1363
Jose LazoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8654-3545
Brandon MartinezDepartment of Pharmacy, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Simran GrewalDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Irina YurkovaDepartment of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Section of Mechanical Circulatory Support, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Julia GaleotaDepartment of Social Work, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Catherine NashDepartment of Social Work, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Meghan CutlerDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Nimaljeet TarangoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Pooja PrasadDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4178-8431
Richard ChengDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Shweta MotiwalaDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
Teresa De MarcoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Section of Advanced Heart Failure and Heart Transplant, University of California San Francisco Health, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0183-4704

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heart transplantation has significantly improved survival and enhanced the quality of life of patients with end-stage heart failure. Successful long-term outcomes are predicated on a collaborative effort among patients, transplant teams, and primary care providers (PCPs). Notably, PCPs are increasingly pivotal in post-transplant care, engaging in annual assessments, early recognition of complications, and referral, thus minimizing morbidity and mortality. This article highlights key considerations for PCPs, including indications for heart transplant, immunosuppressive therapy and infection prophylaxis, management of post-transplant complications, psychosocial and lifestyle adjustment, and family planning. This roadmap aims to empower PCPs to deliver optimal care and improve long-term outcomes for heart transplant recipients.

Indexed as

front-line healthcare providerheart transplantationimmunosuppressioninfectionspsychosocial care

Identifiers

PMID40004875
PMCPMC11856219

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