Surgery
A woman who received a pig kidney transplant plus a heart pump has died
A woman who received a pig kidney transplant—along with an implanted device to keep her heart beating—has died, her surgeon announced Tuesday.
Jul 9, 2024
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News tagged with heart transplantation
Immunology
Protein may hold key to heart transplant tolerance
Northwestern Medicine investigators have uncovered how a protein contributes to heart transplant tolerance in mice, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Jul 1, 2024
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Surgery
Woman is back on dialysis after doctors remove transplanted pig kidney
A woman who received a pig kidney transplant is back on dialysis because surgeons had to remove the gradually failing organ after just 47 days.
May 31, 2024
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Immunology
Genetically engineered pig hearts transplanted in two brain-dead patients reveal more about immune response
A large team of biomedical researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across the U.S., the U.K., Saudi Arabia and France, has learned more about many of the factors involved in xenotransplantation as they conducted ...
Cardiology
Small pump for kids awaiting heart transplant shows promise in new trial
A small, implantable cardiac pump that could help children await heart transplants at home, not in the hospital, has performed well in the first stage of human testing.
May 7, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can an organ transplant really change someone's personality?
Changes in personality following a heart transplant have been noted pretty much ever since transplants began. In one case, a person who hated classical music developed a passion for the genre after receiving a musician's ...
May 6, 2024
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Cardiology
Using stem cell-derived heart muscle cells to advance heart regenerative therapy
Regenerative heart therapies involve transplanting cardiac muscle cells into damaged areas of the heart to recover lost function. However, the risk of arrhythmias following this procedure is reportedly high.
Apr 26, 2024
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Surgery
One in five people awaiting a transplant are Hispanic—here's what to know about organ donation
The number of Hispanic organ donors in the U.S. has increased in recent years, but that growth has been slow. Although organs are not matched by race and ethnicity, a significant gap remains between donors and transplant ...
Apr 22, 2024
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Cardiology
FDA recalls heart failure devices linked to injuries and deaths
Two implanted heart devices used by patients in end-stage heart failure are now under a strict U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall, after being tied to 273 known injuries and 14 deaths, the agency said Tuesday.
Apr 17, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Emotional radio ads may ease listeners' qualms, boosting support for organ donation
Radio ads with an emotional appeal—featuring personal stories of either a happy organ transplant recipient or a sad patient languishing on the waiting list—increase non-donor listeners' support for organ donation and ...
Apr 17, 2024
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