26Dec/12

Biomarkers could give early warning of late heart transplant rejection – MarketWatch (press release)

Biomarkers could give early warning of late heart transplant rejection
MarketWatch (press release)
“All transplant patients eventually progress to chronic rejection,” according to Briscoe, director of the TRP and a nephrologist with a long-standing interest in molecular monitoring for transplant rejection. “It’s a slow process that evolves over

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26Dec/12

Biomarkers could give early warning of late heart transplant rejection

A combination of three blood-borne proteins may bolster efforts to prevent graft loss years after transplantBOSTON, Dec. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital have found a combination of biomarkers related to blood vessel and tissue injury that, when measured together, could signal when a transplanted heart is becoming damaged to the point of failure, a …

26Dec/12

Year later, lung transplant patient breathes easy

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Randy Gideon spent last Christmas Day in a respirator mask, seated alone, watching his family celebrate the holiday from across the living room. He breathed with help from an oxygen tank. He was weak, but even if he had been strong enough, Gideon couldn’t cross the room to join his loved ones because he couldn’t risk catching a virus.