Philly.comLung Transplantation Survival Rates Drop?Guardian ExpressLung transplantation has become more common, but Dr Weill admitted that the mystery of that slow loss of lung function has not been solved. It is still unclear as to what causes most pa…
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Patients with end-stage kidney disease have different expectations than their …
EurekAlert (press release) The disconnect was also apparent when the researchers asked patients and doctors about the possibility of kidney transplantation. “We know that getting a kidney transplant improves one’s prognosis,” says Wachterman.”But our findings showed that over a … |
Daily MailWith just weeks left, Sarah fights the system for life-saving pair of lungsCNNThis procedure is known as ECMO — extracorporeal membrane oxygenation — and is used occasionally as a bridge to lung transplantation. For now, Sarah, who has been…
Giving patients a HED-SMART head startMedical XpressThe ERA-EDTA is one of the fastest growing Medical Association whose purpose is to encourage and to report advances in the field of clinical nephrology, dialysis, renal transplantation and related sub…
NBC 10 PhiladelphiaWith just weeks left, Sarah fights the system for life-saving pair of lungsCNN InternationalThis procedure is known as an ECMO — extracorporeal membrane oxygenation — and is used occasionally as a bridge to lung transplantation. Fo…
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Kerala’s 22-year-old heart transplant patient dies after lung, kidney failure
Khaleej Times The 22-year-old patient, who has been grappling with multiple organ disorders, was selected for the heart transplantation because of his immense willpower to regain his life, the doctors said. However, the condition of his kidney and lungs worsened on … |
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Land O’Lakes hall of fame to honor renowned surgeon
Tampabay.com They typed Dr. Kenneth McCurry’s name into a computer and scrolled through his biography: board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon at the renowned Cleveland Clinic, specializing in heart and lung transplants; former director of heart-lung transplantation … |
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Death Rates Decline for Advanced Heart Failure Patients, but Outcomes Are …
Science Daily (press release) “For patients with the most advanced heart failure, treatment options used to be limited to heart transplantation — or face early death,” said study author Dr. Gregg C. Fonarow, UCLA’s Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science and … |
Area Doctor Working On Ways To Get More Lungs For TransplantCBS LocalThere were 8,000 lungs available for donation last year, but only 20-percent could be used, according to Dr. Vivek Ahya, the Medical Director for the Lung Transplantation Program at t…
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Death rates decline for advanced heart failure patients, but outcomes are …
UC Los Angeles “For patients with the most advanced heart failure, treatment options used to be limited to heart transplantation — or face early death,” said study author Dr. Gregg C. Fonarow, UCLA’s Eliot Corday Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science and … |