Pharmalink Completes Enrolment of Patients into Phase IIB Clinical Study …PR Newswire (press release)… or kidney transplantation. IgA nephropathy accounts for 10% of renal transplants among patients with primary glomerulonephritis in the US and bet…
The Farming ShowLarge increase in tissue donations in NZNew Zealand HeraldTwenty-two of the 36 donors donated tissues as well as organs. As a result 108 people received an organ transplant, including 18 who received a lung transplant – the largest numb…
The Farming ShowTissue donors respond to encouragementNZ CityAs a result 108 people received an organ transplant, including 18 who received a lung transplant – the largest number in any year since lung transplantation began in New Zealand in 1993, Dr S…
|
Prof. Joseph Borman’s open heart
Jerusalem Post Borman prepared to bring heart transplantation to Hadassah with Dr. Mervyn Gotsman, a brilliant cardiologist from South Africa who joined the hospital in 1973 (and later became the chief of cardiology and personal physician of Menachem Begin and … |
Montreal Gazette |
MUHC transplant numbers are soaring
Montreal Gazette The MUHC has been a pioneer in the field of elderly organ donation under the direction of Dr. Jean Tchervenkov, an internationally-renowned authority on kidney and liver transplantation. The MUHC’s approach has involved developing a number of new … |
|
Transplants, tragedy and the true kindness of strangers
Mail & Guardian Online “Transplantation works – the word spreads, more people get referred for liver transplantation and that’s now where we’re heading into – the problem of not having enough organs,” he says. “Our waiting lists are growing and our organ supply remains … |
Philly.com |
2-Sizes-Too-Small ‘Grinch’ Effect Hampers Heart Transplantation Success
RedOrbit Current protocols for matching donor hearts to recipients foster sex mismatching and heart size disparities, according to a first-of-its kind analysis by physicians at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Matching by donor heart size may … Study: 2-sizes-too-small ‘Grinch’ effect hampers heart transplantation successScience Codex Finding the Right Heart for TransplantationdailyRx When it comes to heart transplants, size may matter most14 News WFIE Evansville |
Philly.com |
When It Comes to Heart Transplants, Size May Matter Most
Philly.com “Since the beginning of heart transplantation, we’ve tried to match the donor with the size of the recipient with the presumption that the size of the heart matches the size of the recipient,” said Taylor, who is also past president of the … |
|
Two-sizes-too-small ‘Grinch’ effect hampers heart transplantation success
Science Daily (press release) Jan. 8, 2014 — Current protocols for matching donor hearts to recipients foster sex mismatching and heart size disparities, according to a first-of-its kind analysis by physicians at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Matching by donor … Finding the Right Heart for TransplantationdailyRx Why a Woman’s Heart Is a Bad Fit for a ManMedPage Today |
Philly.com |
Two-Sizes-Too-Small ‘Grinch’ Effect Hampers Heart Transplantation Success
Newswise (press release) Newswise — Baltimore, MD – January 8, 2014 – Current protocols for matching donor hearts to recipients foster sex mismatching and heart size disparities, according to a first-of-its kind analysis by physicians at the University of Maryland School of … Finding the Right Heart for TransplantationdailyRx |