-Risk Score May Help Combined Heart and Kidney Transplant Patients
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Transplantation/HeartTransplantation/13280
A 'risk score' which is derived from medical history and patient characteristics such as kidney function, may help allocate organs for combined heart and kidney transplantation.
Patients considered 'low risk' who had kidney failure who underwent combined heart and kidney transplants had a better survival rate than those who underwent heart transplantation alone.
"Among patients with combined kidney failure and heart failure, those classified by this risk stratification scheme as low risk should undergo combined heart and kidney transplantation," researchers wrote in the March issue of Archives of Surgery.
This will not be able to be applied to all though, because the study found there was no such benefit in either the moderate- or high-risk groups, or among those who had better kidney function.
-Gender-Matched Heart Transplants Boost Survival Rates
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Transplantation/HeartTransplantation/11786
-Double Lung Transplants Better than Single For Long Term Benefits and Survival
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/147184.php
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Monday, November 9, 2009
Monday, 11-9-09
-Liver Recipients May be at Higher Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169949.php
Patients who have undergone a liver transplant may have a significantly increased risk for developing cardiovascular risk factors because of the medications neccessary to prevent organ rejection, according to researchers from the New York Medical College.
The researchers studied 200 liver transplant patients for 2 years after their operation. During 2 years after liver transplantation, the incidence of hypertension increased 36 percent, diabetes increased 17 percent, hypercholesterolemia increased 21 percent, and coronary artery disease increased 6 percent.
-Kidney Transplant Survival Possibly Impacted by Race of Donor
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169451.php
-New Study Finds Kidney Transplant Success Rates Similar Despite Patients Ages
http://www.transplantweek.org/members/Vol5/tx_wkvol0510.htm
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169949.php
Patients who have undergone a liver transplant may have a significantly increased risk for developing cardiovascular risk factors because of the medications neccessary to prevent organ rejection, according to researchers from the New York Medical College.
The researchers studied 200 liver transplant patients for 2 years after their operation. During 2 years after liver transplantation, the incidence of hypertension increased 36 percent, diabetes increased 17 percent, hypercholesterolemia increased 21 percent, and coronary artery disease increased 6 percent.
-Kidney Transplant Survival Possibly Impacted by Race of Donor
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169451.php
-New Study Finds Kidney Transplant Success Rates Similar Despite Patients Ages
http://www.transplantweek.org/members/Vol5/tx_wkvol0510.htm
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Wednesday, 11-4-2009
-H1N1 Challenges Heart and Lung Transplants
http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/URItheFlu/16582
The Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation has issued a statement saying that the H1N1 flu poses special problems for transplant recipients.
Issues with newly transplanted recipients as well as donors with the virus have caused physicians to realize the need for more thorough testing.
The virus "highlights unique aspects of transplant care that will require heightened vigilance in coming months," said Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, with the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital.
Transplant patients are instructed to get both the seasonal trivalent inactivated flu vaccine and the H1N1 vaccines as soon as possible, but to avoid using the live attenuated FluMist nasal spray.
-First UK-wide Multimedia Organ Donation Campaign to Debut Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169717.php
-New Immune Therapy to Protect Against or Treat Lymphoma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169629.php
http://www.medpagetoday.com/InfectiousDisease/URItheFlu/16582
The Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation has issued a statement saying that the H1N1 flu poses special problems for transplant recipients.
Issues with newly transplanted recipients as well as donors with the virus have caused physicians to realize the need for more thorough testing.
The virus "highlights unique aspects of transplant care that will require heightened vigilance in coming months," said Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, with the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital.
Transplant patients are instructed to get both the seasonal trivalent inactivated flu vaccine and the H1N1 vaccines as soon as possible, but to avoid using the live attenuated FluMist nasal spray.
-First UK-wide Multimedia Organ Donation Campaign to Debut Today
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169717.php
-New Immune Therapy to Protect Against or Treat Lymphoma
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169629.php
Monday, November 2, 2009
Monday, 11-2-09
-Mayo Clinic Transplant Programs Certified to be Covered by Medicare
http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2009-sct/5304.html
All four solid organ transplant programs-adult heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas- at the Mayo Clinic have been reviewed and approved for Medicare coverage by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group practice in the world. Certification is granted to transplant centers that demonstrate superior results in terms of clinical care, patient outcomes, experience and expertise, and adherence to safety codes.
"Our continued success is the result of our integrated team of specialists and our commitment to strong dedication to successful patient outcomes, families and caregivers, care for donors and patient follow-up," said David C. Mulligan, M.D., Director, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center.
This certification means that the transplant programs are accessible to many more patients in need who otherwise may not be able to bear the financial burden.
-New Blood Test Detects Heart Transplant Rejection
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/35039.php
-Successful Heart Transplant Helps Break Taboos in Malaysia
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21190960/
http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2009-sct/5304.html
All four solid organ transplant programs-adult heart, kidney, liver, and pancreas- at the Mayo Clinic have been reviewed and approved for Medicare coverage by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Mayo Clinic is the first and largest integrated, not-for-profit group practice in the world. Certification is granted to transplant centers that demonstrate superior results in terms of clinical care, patient outcomes, experience and expertise, and adherence to safety codes.
"Our continued success is the result of our integrated team of specialists and our commitment to strong dedication to successful patient outcomes, families and caregivers, care for donors and patient follow-up," said David C. Mulligan, M.D., Director, Mayo Clinic Transplant Center.
This certification means that the transplant programs are accessible to many more patients in need who otherwise may not be able to bear the financial burden.
-New Blood Test Detects Heart Transplant Rejection
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/35039.php
-Successful Heart Transplant Helps Break Taboos in Malaysia
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21190960/
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Saturday, 10-31-2009
-Children from Lower Socio-economic Backgrounds Fare Worse After Transplants
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=706
Children from lower socioeconomic neighborhoods who had a heart transplant were more likely than those of a higher socioeconomic status to die or need another heart transplant, according to new 2009 research out of Dallas.
Researchers compared 45 children in the lowest socioeconomic group to the remaining two-thirds (controls).
“The new finding is the first time that low socioeconomic position has been associated with a higher risk of graft failure defined in this study as either death or needing a second transplant after a first heart transplant,” said Tajinder P. Singh, M.D., lead author of the study and a transplant cardiologist.
-Miniaturized Heart Pumps Help Children Awaiting Transplant
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=527
-New Research Suggests that Transplant Consent Forms Often too Difficult to Understand
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169299.php
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=706
Children from lower socioeconomic neighborhoods who had a heart transplant were more likely than those of a higher socioeconomic status to die or need another heart transplant, according to new 2009 research out of Dallas.
Researchers compared 45 children in the lowest socioeconomic group to the remaining two-thirds (controls).
“The new finding is the first time that low socioeconomic position has been associated with a higher risk of graft failure defined in this study as either death or needing a second transplant after a first heart transplant,” said Tajinder P. Singh, M.D., lead author of the study and a transplant cardiologist.
-Miniaturized Heart Pumps Help Children Awaiting Transplant
http://americanheart.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=527
-New Research Suggests that Transplant Consent Forms Often too Difficult to Understand
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/169299.php
Friday, October 30, 2009
Friday, 10-30-2009
-Earlier Not Always Better For Transplants
http://blog.taragana.com/health/2009/10/30/earlier-not-necessarily-better-for-pre-emptive-kidney-transplants-14675/
Patients seeking pre-emptive kidney transplants who have pre-dialysis transplants tend to live longer than those that are post-dialysis.
Pre-dialysis transplant patients with high level of kidney function are unlikely to benefit from the transplantation as compared to those with low-level kidney function, say researchers.
“Based on these findings, we feel that patients and transplant experts anticipating a preemptive kidney transplant can wait for clinical indications to emerge without any significant loss of survival advantage associated with a preemptive transplant,” said researcher Dr. Basit Javaid.
-New gene therapy aids lung transplant recipients
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/10October/Pages/donor-lung-experimental-transplant-research.aspx
-Women at Greater Risk of Graft Loss after Liver Transplantation
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/10October/Pages/donor-lung-experimental-transplant-research.aspx
http://blog.taragana.com/health/2009/10/30/earlier-not-necessarily-better-for-pre-emptive-kidney-transplants-14675/
Patients seeking pre-emptive kidney transplants who have pre-dialysis transplants tend to live longer than those that are post-dialysis.
Pre-dialysis transplant patients with high level of kidney function are unlikely to benefit from the transplantation as compared to those with low-level kidney function, say researchers.
“Based on these findings, we feel that patients and transplant experts anticipating a preemptive kidney transplant can wait for clinical indications to emerge without any significant loss of survival advantage associated with a preemptive transplant,” said researcher Dr. Basit Javaid.
-New gene therapy aids lung transplant recipients
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/10October/Pages/donor-lung-experimental-transplant-research.aspx
-Women at Greater Risk of Graft Loss after Liver Transplantation
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2009/10October/Pages/donor-lung-experimental-transplant-research.aspx
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tuesday, 10-20-2009
-Duke Studies Transplants for Babies Still in Womb
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167972.php
Duke researchers say that developments in cord blood transplants may help babies to be treated while still in the womb for metabolic disorders.
"The idea is to give the baby cord blood stem cells from a healthy donor that have the potential to provide healthy genes that can replace the ones that aren't working properly in the baby's own cells," says Kurtzberg.
The selected cord blood donor cells will be manufactured by Aldagen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company in Durham.
-Hutchinson Center Awarded $16.7 Million for Stem Cell Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166768.php
-Multimedia Illustration Showing How Many People are Waiting for Donations
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/organ-donation/
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/167972.php
Duke researchers say that developments in cord blood transplants may help babies to be treated while still in the womb for metabolic disorders.
"The idea is to give the baby cord blood stem cells from a healthy donor that have the potential to provide healthy genes that can replace the ones that aren't working properly in the baby's own cells," says Kurtzberg.
The selected cord blood donor cells will be manufactured by Aldagen, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company in Durham.
-Hutchinson Center Awarded $16.7 Million for Stem Cell Research
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/166768.php
-Multimedia Illustration Showing How Many People are Waiting for Donations
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/organ-donation/
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