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Tampa General researchers develop new heart transplant device

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Discover the innovative device developed by Tampa General Hospital researchers that extends the viability of transplant hearts by three hours

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Latest Medical News: Partial Heart Transplant of an Infant

Wellnest

Introduction: Wellnest brings you , the latest medical news where an infant successfully received a partial heart transplant! In a remarkable leap forward for pediatric cardiac care, a groundbreaking partial heart transplant procedure has emerged as a beacon of hope for infants facing severe congenital heart conditions.

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New Dodero Center at UH will Revolutionize Limb Salvage

DAIC

Amputation statistics are bleak, and amputation should be a last resort, said Dr. Shishehbor, President of UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, and Angela and James Hambrick Chair in Innovation at UH. This is why we are passionate about pursuing alternatives to amputation for our patients. When we save a limb, we save a life.

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Ochsner Children’s Hospital Advocates to Close the Gap in Pediatric Heart Care

DAIC

As the only pediatric heart transplant program in Louisiana and the only program in the state to offer advanced mechanical support options for pediatric cardiology patients, Ochsner Children’s Hospital is committed to advocating for additional medical devices to enhance its high-quality care to pediatric patients awaiting transplant.

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Abstract 4123674: The role of CD34+ PI16+ fibroblast progenitor cells in transplant arteriosclerosis

Circulation

Background:Transplantation arteriosclerosis is one of the major complications for the mid- and long-term survival of recipients with organ transplantation. Interestingly, this progenitor cell group gave rise to a distinct chemotactic fibroblast subset.

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The Texas Heart Institute Collaborates on Multi-institutional DOD Grant to Develop Novel Left Ventricular Assist Device

DAIC

Cardiac transplantation, the only option for many patients, is severely restricted by the limited availability of donor hearts. The research is funded by a four-year, $7.8 Patients with heart failure often experience reduced mobility, quality of life and ability to work; the disease also represents a significant public health care burden.

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FIRE1 Completes Enrollment in US Early Feasibility Study of Innovative Remote Heart Failure Monitoring System

DAIC

“Fluid build-up is challenging to accurately measure today and results in unnecessary hospital admissions due to fluid overload that was not caught early enough to be managed in the home,” said Dr. Nir Uriel , director of advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian, and principal investigator of the study. “We