Scientists at Guangzhou Medical University transferred a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead man, the team reported last week in Nature Medicine. Researchers have previously transferred the hearts and kidneys of genetically modified pigs into human patients with varying rates of success, but this is the first pig-to-human lung transplant. The lung, which had… The post Scientists in China have completed the first pig-to-human lung transplant – with mixed results appeared firs...| Research & Development World
My first doctor for pulmonary hypertension (PH) introduced the general concept of organ transplant to my parents and me at the same time as my diagnosis. As we learned about a life with PH, she also explained that transplant was the single lifesaving option I’d likely need once I inevitably entered into the disease’s end […] The post Transplants are still too difficult to schedule for PH patients appeared first on Pulmonary Hypertension News.| Pulmonary Hypertension News – The Web's Daily Resource for PH News
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The topics during this webinar include: The importance of a multidisciplinary team in a successful EVLP program - How to manage patient waitlist – best practice - Impact of pre- and post-follow up of the patient - Utilization of more organs through EVLP and the reflection of the wait list in an active centre - Looking at the horizons for EVLP, treatment and care of lung transplant patients| XVIVO
The topics during this webinar include: The importance of a multidisciplinary team in a successful EVLP program - How to manage patient waitlist – best practice - Impact of pre- and post-follow up of the patient - Utilization of more organs through EVLP and the reflection of the wait list in an active centre - Looking at the horizons for EVLP, treatment and care of lung transplant patients| XVIVO
The topics during this webinar include: The importance of a multidisciplinary team in a successful EVLP program - How to manage patient waitlist – best practice - Impact of pre- and post-follow up of the patient - Utilization of more organs through EVLP and the reflection of the wait list in an active centre - Looking at the horizons for EVLP, treatment and care of lung transplant patients| XVIVO