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Alfredo Trento

Researcher at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Publications -  41
Citations -  6886

Alfredo Trento is an academic researcher from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Transplantation & Heart transplantation. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 41 publications receiving 5878 citations. Previous affiliations of Alfredo Trento include Baylor University Medical Center & University of Pittsburgh.

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Heart-Lung Transplantation: Lessons Learned and Future Hopes

TL;DR: Although mortality and morbidity have been high, the experiences gained through this series will likely result in an improved outlook for future recipients and provide insight into the immunobiology of the transplanted lung.
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Unexpectedly high incidence of Pneumocystis carinii infection after lung-heart transplantation. Implications for lung defense and allograft survival.

TL;DR: In the absence of prophylaxis, the prevalence of Pneumocystis infestation is very high after lung/heart transplantation, and impaired defense of the transplanted lung does not seem to stem from the inability of activated T-lymphocytes to accumulate in the allograft.