Joanna M. Heal

Soluble CD40 ligand accumulates in stored blood components, primes neutrophils through CD40, and is a potential cofactor in the development of transfusion-related acute lung injury

Samina Y. Khan, Marguerite R. Kelher, Joanna M. Heal et al. · Blood · 2006 · 416 citations · Full text

Medicine, Hematology, Immunology +17

Effects of transfusion on immune function. Cancer recurrence and infection.

Neil Blumberg, Joanna M. Heal · PubMed · 1994 · 305 citations

Medicine, Immunology, Oncology +13

Infection or suspected infection after hip replacement surgery with autologous or homologous blood transfusions

Paul J. Murphy, Joanna M. Heal, N. Blumberg · Transfusion · 1991 · 295 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +12

An association between decreased cardiopulmonary complications (transfusion‐related acute lung injury and transfusion‐associated circulatory overload) and implementation of universal leukoreduction of blood transfusions

Neil Blumberg, Joanna M. Heal, Kelly F. Gettings et al. · Transfusion · 2010 · 159 citations · Full text

Medicine, Hematology, Cardiothoracic Surgery +11

An association of soluble CD40 ligand (CD154) with adverse reactions to platelet transfusions

Neil Blumberg, Kelly F. Gettings, Chantal Turner et al. · Transfusion · 2006 · 146 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Immunology, Clinical Immunology +16