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Compared with standard medical care, early use of a temporary intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) to support heart function in patients who were critically ill with cardiogenic shock caused by heart failure did not improve 60-day ...
Mar 31, 2025
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It's often silent but can be a deadly killer. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic condition that occurs in one in 500 people.
Feb 27, 2025
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Heart transplant is a scary and serious surgery with a high cost, but for patients with heart failure it can be the only option for cure. Now, however, a multi-institutional research team led by Osaka University has found ...
Feb 13, 2025
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There are many difficulties in converting any biological research into a medicine that will treat patients. Because of the complexity involved, these difficulties apply especially to translating cell research in the laboratory ...
Feb 10, 2025
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A new study led by UCLA Health highlights the link between socioeconomic disadvantage, Medicaid insurance, and poorer survival rates after heart transplantation.
Jan 24, 2025
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From vegetarians craving meat to changes in sexual preference, some organ transplant patients report changes to their personality reflecting those of the organ donor. A 2024 study claims to challenge "conventional views of ...
Dec 18, 2024
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A blood test can show whether a new heart is tolerated by the recipient and not rejected. This has been shown in a doctoral thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. This means that heart transplant recipients can ...
Dec 17, 2024
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When a patient with heart failure has received a new heart and survives—the transplantation is deemed a success. However, health care overlooks heart recipients who suffer from long-term and often severe symptoms, such as ...
Nov 4, 2024
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Heart transplant patients who live in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas are more likely to experience post-surgical complications and die within five years than patients who live in more advantaged areas, even when those ...
Sep 30, 2024
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The risk of early heart failure after heart transplantation is lower if the donor heart is stored in a so-called heart-in-a-box instead of in the usual cooler with ice. This is according to a study by researchers at the University ...
Aug 16, 2024
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