Atrial Fibrillation in Hematologic Malignancies, Especially After Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Review of Risk Factors, Current Management, and Future Directions

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Mathur ◽  
Hakan Paydak ◽  
Sharmilan Thanendrarajan ◽  
Frits van Rhee
2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anar Gurbanov ◽  
Bora Gülhan ◽  
Barış Kuşkonmaz ◽  
Fatma Visal Okur ◽  
Duygu Uçkan Çetinkaya ◽  
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Abstract Background and Aims The aim of the study is to investigate the incidence and risk factors of hypertension (HT) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients who had hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) during their childhood. Method Patients who had HSCT between January 2010-2019 with a minimum follow-up period of 6 months were included in the study. Data regarding renal complications were collected from the medical records of the patients. Guidelines of European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and American Academy of Pediatrics (APA) were used for the evaluation of hypertension. 24-hr ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) was performed in children older than 5 years of age (68 patients). Ambulatory hypertension is diagnosed when systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure (BP) load is higher than 25%. Ambulatory prehypertension is diagnosed when mean systolic and/or diastolic BP is less than 95th percentile with systolic and/or diastolic BP load higher than 25%. Results A total of 72 patients (41 males and 31 females) were included in the study. The mean age of the patients at last visit was 10.8±4 years. ABPM revealed ambulatory HT in 6 patients (8.8%) and ambulatory prehypertension in 12 patients (17.6%). Office BP revealed HT in 3 patients (4.2%) and increased BP in four patients (5.6%) according to APA guideline (2017). In cohort, 12 patients with normal office BP (according to APA guideline) had ambulatory prehypertension or hypertension with ABPM. Office BP revealed HT in 1 patient (1.4%) and high-normal BP in 3 patients (4.2%) according to ESH guideline. In cohort, 15 patients with normal office BP (according to ESH guideline) had ambulatory prehypertension or hypertension with ABPM (Table 1). After a mean follow-up period of 4.4±2.5 years, CKD developed in 8 patients (11.1%). Patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease, with HLA-mismatched HSCT and/or transplantation of peripheric or cord blood hematopoietic stem cells had increased risk of CKD (p=0.041, p=0.033 and p=0.002, respectively). Conclusion Patients with HSCT should be regularly followed for the development of HT and ABPM should be used on regular basis. Patients with risk factors should be closely monitored for the development of CKD.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 11020-11020
Author(s):  
Raheel Sufian Siddiqui ◽  
Moazzam Shahzad ◽  
Mahrukh Majeed ◽  
Ali Hussain ◽  
Faryal Murtaza ◽  
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11020 Background: Gender inequality in research funding has been studied extensively; however, the literature lacks evidence in Hematology. We investigated trends in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for hematologic malignancies (HM), hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and cellular therapeutics (CT). Methods: The data on Hematology funding was retrieved from NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) Categorical Spending for fiscal years 2018 and 2019. A total of 6351 entries were reported. Only grants (n=1834) that were related to HM, HSCT, and CT were included. After excluding non-relevant, 975 principal investigators (PIs) were included in the analysis. Additional data regarding PIs was ascertained from the Scopus database, LinkedIn, Doximity, and departmental websites, including the number of publications, number of years of active research, H-index, highest degree, gender, and institution. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21. Bivariate analyses, using chi-square and t-test, and linear regression analyses were performed. Results: In 2018 and 2019, 1834 grants totaling $799.4 million were awarded by the NIH for malignant hematology research (men 1301, 71% vs women 533, 29%). Of 975 PIs, 680 (70%) were men and 295 (30%) were women. Table highlights gender disparities in NIH funding and associated factors. Most of the grant recipients were Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. About 70% of total funding was awarded to male PIs. There were no gender differences in the mean number of grants and mean grant amount. Women had significantly lower years of active research and academic productivity. Conclusions: Although the gender gap in academic hematology has decreased in recent years, the latest trend suggests significant gender inequality in NIH funding for malignant hematology, transplantation, and cellular therapy.[Table: see text]


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