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CareDx Launches Two Expanded Indications for AlloSure Testing Services

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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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Cedars-Sinai Cardiologist Leads the American Society of Transplantation

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Jon Kobashigawa, MD, of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, is an expert in heart transplantation, heart failure, and other complex cardiac conditions. Kobashigawa will also represent the American Society of Transplantation in discussions with government agencies and policymakers about organ transplant legislation. “Dr.

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

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© 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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Artificially transplanted mitochondria in endothelial cells promote mitophagy

Nature Reviews - Cardiology

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 21 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01041-x A study in Nature describes a single-cell-type strategy for vascular cell therapies that involves the artificial transplantation of mitochondria to endothelial cells, which promotes mitophagy and facilitates the formation of functional vessels in ischaemic tissue (..)

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Machine Perfusion Could Help Address Transplant Crisis for Pediatric Liver Diseases

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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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Inside Tufts' record-breaking heart transplant program

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

In 2024, Boston-based Tufts Medical Center performed 70 adult heart transplants, breaking its 2023 record by nine and setting the New England region record for the second year in a row.

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Vanderbilt sets heart transplant world record

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"Vanderbilt Transplant Center sets world record with 174 heart transplants in 2024, including pediatric procedures. Learn more about their achievements and adva