Cardiology
Post-pregnancy breathlessness, fatigue were symptoms of heart failure
Tiara Johnson's second pregnancy went smoothly—until the last month.
Feb 17, 2022
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Hospital patient without COVID shot denied heart transplant
A Boston hospital is defending itself after a man's family claimed he was denied a new heart for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, saying most transplant programs around the country set similar requirements to improve ...
Jan 27, 2022
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Cardiology
Artificial intelligence identifies individuals at risk for heart disease complications
For the first time, University of Utah Health scientists have shown that artificial intelligence could lead to better ways to predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease. The researchers, working in conjunction ...
Jan 21, 2022
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Surgery
Pig heart recipient continues to recover from transplant
The man who received the first pig heart transplant continued to recover Tuesday, four days after the experimental surgery.
Jan 12, 2022
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Surgery
In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he's doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery.
Jan 10, 2022
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Medical research
Innovative approach brings cell-reprogramming therapy for heart failure closer to reality
Not too long ago, the idea of taking—for instance—a skin cell and transforming it into a muscle cell was unthinkable. About 10 years ago, however, revolutionary research showed that it is indeed possible to reprogram ...
Jan 6, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heart transplant successful in young man who survived severe COVID-19
(HealthDay)—After nearly dying from a severe case of COVID-19, a young male patient received a successful heart transplant even as he was recuperating from his infection while on a ventilator, a new case study reports.
Dec 16, 2021
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Cardiology
How the cytomegalovirus affects the survival of heart transplant patients
In a large study based on register data from the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) spanning a total of 44,516 patients across the globe, an international team of researchers has shown a significant ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Cardiology
The challenge of organ transplant rejection
Acute rejection of a transplanted organ by the recipient's immune system remains one of the leading causes of pediatric heart transplant failure. While there have been vast improvements in the practice over time, significant ...
Nov 15, 2021
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Cardiology
Patch could give new life to weak heart
A new cardiac patch developed by a collaborative team led by Western University is just the stuff that could get your blood pumping—literally.
Sep 30, 2021
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