ISHLT issues new guidelines for care of mechanical circulatory support device …EurekAlert (press release)The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) convened an international panel of experts in all aspects of MCS care, which…
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Who should receive organ transplants?
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (blog) Because survival rates are even lower for older patients, guidelines from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation caution against lung transplants for those over 65, though they set no age limit. But “we are known as an aggressive, … |
ARA290, a non-erythropoietic EPO derivative, attenuates renal ischemia …7thSpace Interactive (press release)In contrast with various pre-clinical studies, recent clinical trials suggest that high dose erythropoietin (EPO) treatment following kidney t…
Vikki Tulcus, who appeared in a powerful advertising campaign promoting organ donation in Illinois, died Wednesday while awaiting a kidney transplant. She was 43. Ms. Tulcus worked as an advocate for organ and tissue donation in the office of Illinois …
More Myanmar citizens who want to undergo an organ transplant operation go to India as they face restrictions in their homeland, according to country’s healthcare services.
A Fitzgerald woman needs a double lung transplant, and you can help her raise money for her medical care after the transplant.
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Who Should Receive Organ Transplants?
New York Times (blog) Because survival rates are even lower for older patients, guidelines from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation caution against lung transplants for those over 65, though they set no age limit. But “we are known as an aggressive, … |
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AWAK inks agreement with Baxter for developing wearable dialysis technology
pharmabiz.com People with ESRD undergo either renal transplantation or dialysis. Since renal transplantation is highly dependent on patient’s health and age, dialysis scores over as the primary treatment. It was estimated as of 2011, there were 2.7 million ESRD … |
Liver transplant competition leading to lower-quality donor organs, study showsReporterHerald.comWhen more than one center has patients on the same donor list, the centers have an incentive to get organs for as many of their own patients as possible, w…
Thoratec Announces FDA Approval To Commence REVIVE-IT Study Utilizing …Daily Markets (press release)… for Circulatory Support at the UM-CVC, to whom the REVIVE-IT IDE was issued, and Robert Kormos, M.D., director of the University of Pittsburgh Med…