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I’d gladly take a smoker’s lungs and risk cancer – to end the hell of life on …
Daily Mail All donor lungs are carefully assessed according to standard guidance set by the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT). Surgeons look at how well oxygen is getting in to the blood, and carry out a chest X-ray to check for … |
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Despite allegations of misuse, govt aid to kidney patients a boon for poor
Republica Thapa, a bachelor-level student at NR College, Balaju, has also been preparing for kidney transplantation, as he knows that the free dialysis service offered by the government would not last forever. “I will not get the free service after July. So I … |
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Patients in Ohio receive excellent heart care
Columbus Dispatch 23 article “Ohio not the heart of it all for transplants” tells only part of the story regarding the state of heart transplantation in Ohio. The focus on the decrease in transplants diminishes the more-important variables of lives saved in Ohio and the … |
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Reveals Impressive …PR Web (press release)The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has announced its speakers for the 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. Th…
Cardiac Cath via Radial Access Safe, Effective for Liver Transplant PatientsTCTMDWith low rates of transfusion and other complications and a high degree of success, transradial cardiac catheterization is safe and effective in candidates for liver trans…
Orthotopic liver transplantation in situs inversus adult from an ABO …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Situs inversus is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the complete inversion of thoracic and abdominal organs. Liver transplantation in s…
Jamaica renal disease factsJamaica GleanerThe first renal transplantation in the Caribbean was carried out in Jamaica in 1971. Trinidad and Tobago has a well-developed transplant programme with more than 74 persons who have received living donor-kidney…
Early antiviral therapy failed to improve SVR in HCV patients after liver …HealioEarly antiviral treatment for recurrent hepatitis C virus after liver transplantation was safe but provided no increased sustained virological response compared with def…
Lung transplantation: A treatment option in end-stage lung diseaseEurekAlert (press release)In the past five years, the number of lung transplantations carried out has increased by about 20%. In the end stage of various lung diseases, transplantation i…
Renal and Urology News |
New Guideline Urges Lipid Measurements for All CKD Patients
Renal and Urology News In addition, the guideline recommends that patients aged 50 years and older with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) below 60 mL/min/1.73 m2—but not treated with chronic dialysis or kidney transplantation—be treated with a statin alone or … |