Alternatives to Heart Transplant? You Have Options
Morgan deBlecourt via Duke Health – “The good news is there are new therapies coming out every day,” said Dr. DeVore. “We can help find the option that’s right for…
Antibody Shows Promise for Preventing Organ Rejection After Transplantation
Duke Health – DURHAM, N.C. – A man-made antibody successfully prevented organ rejection when tested in primates that had undergone a kidney transplant, Duke Health researchers report. The finding clears…
World’s First Partial Heart Transplant Proves Successful in First Year
Journal of the American Medical Assocation via Duke Health – Novel procedure demonstrated valve growth & functionality in newly published study results The world’s first partial heart transplant has achieved what…
First Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant: Genetically Modified Animal Organs Could One Day End Donor Organ Waiting Lists
University of California San Diego Health via Newswise – The first pig-to-human heart transplant, reported yesterday in the New York Times, is a watershed moment in medicine that may pave the way…
Novel Transplant Technique Revives Donor Hearts That Had Stopped Beating
Vanderbilt University Medical Center via Newswise – In the first such procedures in Tennessee, Vanderbilt University Medical Center has successfully used technology to bring two donor hearts that stopped beating…
Robotic Heart to Replace Human Transplants on the Horizon
Dr. Liji Thomas, MD via News-Medical Net – Scientists are working to end the need for human heart transplants by 2028. A team of researchers in the UK, Cambridge, and…
Massachusetts Surgeons Perform First-of-Its-Kind Heart Transplant in New England
Massachusetts General Hospital via News-Medical Net – A team of surgeons and specialists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is announcing an achievement in transplant surgery today, having recently performed the…
