Table 1.

Clinical manifestations, risk factors and interventions in pulmonary, cardiac, cardiovascular and renal late complications after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

OrganClinical manifestationRisk factorsIntervention
Respiratory tract Bronchiolitis obliterans 
 Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia 
 Restrictive lung disease Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) 
 Infection 
 Smoking 
 Radiotherapy 
 Chemotherapy Infection Treatment of infection 
 GVHD treatment 
 Fractionated radiotherapy 
 Steroids 
 Consider lung transplantation 
Heart and cardiovascular system Restrictive or dilated 
 Arrhythmia
 Autonomic neuropathy Anthracyclines 
 Mediastinal radiotherapy Treatment of cardiac insufficiency 
 Pacemaker 
 Cerebrovascular events 
 Cardiovascular events 
 Peripheral vascular events Cardiovascular risk factors GVHD (?) Correction of cardiovascular risk factors 
Kidney Nephropathy 
 Nephrotic syndrome Total body irradiation 
 Chemotherapy (platinum) 
 Nephrotoxic drugs 
 Calcineurin inhibitors 
 GVHD Control of hypertension 
 Treatment of GVHD 
 Dialysis 
 Consider renal transplantation 
OrganClinical manifestationRisk factorsIntervention
Respiratory tract Bronchiolitis obliterans 
 Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia 
 Restrictive lung disease Graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) 
 Infection 
 Smoking 
 Radiotherapy 
 Chemotherapy Infection Treatment of infection 
 GVHD treatment 
 Fractionated radiotherapy 
 Steroids 
 Consider lung transplantation 
Heart and cardiovascular system Restrictive or dilated 
 Arrhythmia
 Autonomic neuropathy Anthracyclines 
 Mediastinal radiotherapy Treatment of cardiac insufficiency 
 Pacemaker 
 Cerebrovascular events 
 Cardiovascular events 
 Peripheral vascular events Cardiovascular risk factors GVHD (?) Correction of cardiovascular risk factors 
Kidney Nephropathy 
 Nephrotic syndrome Total body irradiation 
 Chemotherapy (platinum) 
 Nephrotoxic drugs 
 Calcineurin inhibitors 
 GVHD Control of hypertension 
 Treatment of GVHD 
 Dialysis 
 Consider renal transplantation 

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