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Boston Children's performs elective partial heart transplant

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Discover the groundbreaking work of Boston Children's cardiac surgeons as they perform the first elective partial heart transplant on a 4-year-old boy

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Advocate Children's establishes heart transplant program

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"Discover Advocate Children's Hospital's new pediatric heart transplant program led by top doctors and certified by UNOS, in partnership with other top hospital

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Normothermic perfusion system extends life of organs waiting for transplant

Science Daily - Heart Disease

In the United States, about 30-40% of donor hearts aren't considered for transplant due to inadequate function in the donor. This leads to a drop in the number of donated hearts that are available to be matched with someone who needs a heart transplant.

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Timely Skin Cancer Screening After Organ Transplant Still Lacking

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Recent skin cancer risk stratification guidelines did not improve rates of timely dermatologic follow-up visits among solid organ transplant recipients, according to an analysis of claims data. The rate of post-transplant dermatology.

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Cedars-Sinai Cardiologist Leads the American Society of Transplantation

DAIC

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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Here's What It Will Take to Grow HIV-Positive to HIV-Positive Transplant Access

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- In late November, HHS issued a final rule updating transplant regulations to enable every U.S. transplant center to transplant kidneys and livers from donors with HIV into recipients with HIV -- this is a milestone to be recognized.

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Combined Tacrolimus, Belatacept Regimen Improves Post-Kidney Transplant Outcomes

HCPLive

Findings suggest the benefits of combined belatacept and tacrolimus immunosuppression after kidney transplantation for patient and all-cause graft survival.