Bull of the Day: HeartWare (HTWR)Zacks.comApproximately 1 million patients suffer from Class IV heart failure, the most severe stage of the disease. Heart transplantation is a proven treatment option for Class IV heart failure patients, but a limited n…
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Veloxis Pharma’s STRATO study data shows potential for LCP-Tacro to improve …
pharmabiz.com An example of this are hand tremors, that are both common and often affect the patient’s quality of life,” said Anthony Langone, MD, associate professor at Vanderbilt University and medical director of Renal Transplantation, Nashville Veteran Affairs … |
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Liver Transplants Are a Viable Option for People With HIV
AIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News “The key message of this study is that liver transplantation is a valid option for HCC treatment in HIV-infected patients,” the study authors write. “We suggest that HIV-infected patients must be offered the same liver transplant options for HCC … |
MedscapeRecent Advances in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Threaten to Leave …MedscapeThis is particularly consequential in a developing country, like Pakistan, where no liver transplantation program exists and where most cirrhotics lack the res…
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Final STRATO Clinical Study Data Demonstrates Potential for LCP-TacroTM to …
GlobeNewswire (press release) An example of this are hand tremors, that are both common and often affect the patient’s quality of life,” said Anthony Langone, M.D., Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University and Medical Director of Renal Transplantation, Nashville Veteran Affairs … |
Novel liver transplant method gives new life to Patna childTimes of IndiaLack of a blood group matching donor is no longer is a barrier to liver transplantation. The team of Gurgaon hospital doctors, for the first time, have ushered in an era of succes…
Acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia associated with influenza A/H1N1 …7thSpace Interactive (press release)Immunocompromised patients, particularly after lung transplantation, are at high risk to develop atypical forms of pulmonary infections inc…
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Robotic transplant an option for obese kidney patients
HealthCanal.com They followed the patients for six months after transplant and compared their outcomes with a group of 28 obese patients who received traditional “open” kidney transplantation at the hospital prior to 2009. There were no surgical site infections in the … |
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HIV Is No Barrier To Successful Liver Transplant For Cancer Treatment
Medical Daily “The key message of this study is that liver transplantation is a valid option for HCC treatment in HIV-infected patients,” the study’s authors told media. “We suggest that HIV-infected patients must be offered the same liver transplant options for HCC … HIV No Barrier to Getting Liver Transplant: StudyWebMD |
Assessing for Acute Changes in Lung Allocation Score Could Inform Organ Wait …Science CodexResearchers reviewed hospital records for 5,749 lung recipients to determine whether an acute increase in the LAS before lung transplantation is associated wit…