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Significance of herpesvirus infections in the etiology of bronchopulmonary complications in patients undergoing heart transplantation

Objective. To study significance of herpesviruses in the development of infectious complications in patients after heart transplantation based on the detection of markers of herpesvirus infections. Materials and Methods. The paper presents the results of a comprehensive examination for markers (HVI) of patients who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation at the V.I. Shumakov National Medical Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs (Moscow). A total of 86 patients were observed. To establish the etiological diagnosis of infectious complications, all the blood serum and blood cell samples were analyzed for markers of herpesvirus infections.

The role of pneumocysts in the etiology of bronchopulmonary complications in patients with orthotopic heart transplantation

Objective. To study the prevalence of pneumocystosis among heart recipients (persons awaiting heart transplantation), persons with heart transplantation (patients with orthotopic heart transplantation) and to determine the role of pneumocysts in the etiology of bronchopulmonary complications in them. Materials and Methods. The paper presents an analysis of the results of a study of 94 samples of blood sera of patients who were treated at the Shumakov Institute of Transplantation and Artificial Organs of the Ministry of Health of Russia (Moscow).