[HTML][HTML] Beta-Amyloid related neurodegenerative and neurovascular diseases: potential implications for transfusion medicine

RT Muir, JL Callum, YX Amy, MK Kapral… - Transfusion Medicine …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a progressive cerebrovascular and
neurodegenerative disorder that is caused by the aberrant accumulation of soluble beta …

Blood Transfusion and Brain Amyloidosis: Should We Be Worried?

SM Greenberg - JAMA, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Is misfolding of the amyloid β peptide—the primary constituent of senile plaques in
Alzheimer disease and toxic cerebral vessel wall deposits in cerebral amyloid angiopathy …

Donor clinical characteristics and impacts on transfusion recipient outcomes

S Ning, M Zeller, NM Heddle - Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Clinical characteristics of blood donors may affect short-and long-term outcomes of
transfusion recipients. The impact of donor sex and age on recipient outcomes have not …

Cerebral amyloid angiopathy decades after red blood cell transfusions: a report of two cases from a prospective cohort

K Kaushik, MJH Wermer… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background and purpose Patients who underwent red blood cell (RBC) transfusion from
donors who later developed multiple spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhages (ICHs) have …

Modelling hepatitis C infection acquired from blood transfusions in the UK between 1970 and 1991 for the Infected Blood Inquiry

S Hayes, R McCabe, D De Angelis… - Royal Society …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The Statistics Expert Group was convened at the request of the Infected Blood Inquiry to
provide estimates of the number of infections and deaths from blood-borne infections …

Using routine health-care data to search for unknown transfusion-transmitted disease: a nationwide, agnostic retrospective cohort study

T Dahlén, J Zhao, MP Busch, G Edgren - The Lancet Digital Health, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Identification and prevention of transfusion-transmitted disease is essential for
blood transfusion safety. However, current surveillance systems are largely driven by reports …

Acquired cerebral amyloid angiopathy: more questions than answers

S Fandler‐Höfler, B Storti - European Journal of Neurology, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is defined by the deposition of amyloid β (Aβ) in
cerebral vessel walls [1]. Until rather recently, two forms of CAA were known: sporadic CAA …

Reperfusion therapy for stroke: From improving global access, to thrombectomy beyond 24 hours

HS Markus - International Journal of Stroke, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
A priority for the International Journal of Stroke (IJS) is to highlight the global burden of
stroke. The worldwide epidemiology of stroke is regularly documented as part of the Global …

Platelet Proteomics: Clinical Implications–Decoding the Black Box!

H Goubran, S Ahmed, G Ragab, J Seghatchian… - … and Apheresis Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Platelets are anucleate blood cells traditionally associated with hemostasis but now
increasingly recognized for their multifaceted roles in immunity, inflammation, and tissue …

Iatrogenic cerebral amyloid angiopathy after red blood cell transfusion?

JC DiFrancesco, PT Damavandi… - European Journal …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dear Editor, Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is caused by deposition of amyloid fibrils in
cerebral vessels, resulting in hemorrhagic events. Recently, it has been reported that …