ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Macey Brown, 17, returned to St. Louis Children’s Hospital six weeks after becoming the first child in Missouri to receive a combined heart …
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Heart Transplantation
PCSK9 inhibitor combined with a statin may help reduce LDL cholesterol after heart transplant
by News Sourceby News SourceThe cholesterol medication alirocumab, a PCSK9 inhibitor, combined with a statin appeared to reduce LDL cholesterol levels by more than 50% among patients after a heart transplant, according to a …
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Liver Transplantation
Dr. Adam talks about the effectiveness of chemotherapy combined with liver transplantation for unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer
René Adam, MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Cancer and Transplantation, Paul Bruss Hospital, Villejuif, France, will discuss the efficacy of chemotherapy with liver transplantation for patients …
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Kidney Transplantation
Surgeons perform first pig kidney transplant combined with heart pump to extend woman's life
NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors transplanted a pig kidney into a dying New Jersey woman. This is part of two dramatic surgeries to stabilize her weakened heart. Lisa Pisano has …
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Heart Transplantation
Woman becomes first patient to receive combined heart pump transplant and pig kidney transplant
by ABC Newsby ABC NewsIn an unprecedented procedure, a terminally ill patient received a gene-edited pig kidney transplant and also became the first patient in the world to be surgically implanted with a mechanical …