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CareDx Launches Two Expanded Indications for AlloSure Testing Services

DAIC

The Transplant Company recently announced that AlloSureis now commercially available for pediatric heart transplant patients of all ages and patients who have received a simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplant. 1 "The availability of AlloSure dd-cfDNA for all pediatric heart transplant patients is a major development.

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Machine Perfusion Could Help Address Transplant Crisis for Pediatric Liver Diseases

HCPLive

New data from the UNOS database presented at NASPGHAN 2024 details characteristics and outcomes of pediatric liver transplant patients receiving machine perfused organs.

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Revolutionary Genomic Study Sheds Light on Immune Microenvironment in Transplanted Pediatric Hearts

DAIC

© THE TEXAS HEART INSTITUTE 2024 milla1cf Tue, 02/13/2024 - 17:56 February 13, 2024 — Pediatric heart transplantation has long been hailed as a life-saving intervention for children suffering from end-stage heart failure. The research is a collaborative effort between leading medical institutions.

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Landmark Study Shows CareDx’s HeartCare Outperforms dd-cfDNA Alone in Identifying Rejection and Patients Experienced Excellent Outcomes with Fewer Biopsies

DAIC

By the end of the study cardiologists performed 10% fewer biopsies in the first year post-transplant and 40% fewer in the second year post-transplant despite an increase in follow-up biopsy rates for dual positives. Hanna , CareDx President and CEO.

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Qazi Corner, Edition 7: ERCP Timing, GLP-1 RA Considerations, Seronegative Villous Atrophy

HCPLive

The third quarterly issue of 2024 reviews early versus late ERCP outcomes post-transplant, the impact of GLP-1RA use on endoscopic management, and the differential diagnosis of seronegative villous atrophy.

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Paragonix SherpaPak Recognized for Maximizing Access to the Donor Pool in New Clinical Study

DAIC

In organ transplantation, an extended criteria donor is defined as having perceived risk factors linked to poor subsequent outcomes, for example, those with age >55 or ischemic times exceeding 4 hours, which sometimes leads to rejection of the donor organ. utilizing the Paragonix SherpaPak CTS (p=0.022).

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RELIEVE-HF: Interatrial shunt in patients with heart failure

Cardiology Update

The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause mortality, left ventricular assist device (LVAD)/heart transplantation, HF hospitalizations, worsening HF, and KCCQ score changes. Among patients with HFpEF, those who received the shunt experienced poor outcomes than those who did not. Learn more about the highlights from ACC 2024.