Dr. Balakrishnan Mahesh performs a heart transplant on Paul Clifford at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on May 19, 2025. Achievement places the program among the best …
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Heart Transplantation
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Heart Transplantation
Heart transplant program again achieves perfect three-year survival rate
by News Sourceby News SourceHERSHEY, Pa. — For the second time, the heart transplant program at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has achieved a 100% three-year survival rate, placing the program …
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Dialysis
Predialysis systolic blood pressure and pulse rate assessment of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in hemodialysis patients: a national cohort study
Kurita N, Akizawa T, Fukuhara S. Self-reported energy levels and clinical outcomes measured in hemodialysis patients: Japanese Dialysis Outcomes and Practical Pattern Study (J-DOPPS). Am J Kidney diss. 2019; 73:486–95. …
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Liver Transplantation
Liver transplantation plus chemotherapy improves 5-year survival rate for patients with colorectal liver metastases
The addition of liver transplant to chemotherapy resulted in a 73% 5-year overall survival (OS) rate compared with 9% for patients with completely unresectable colorectal liver metastases, achieving the primary …
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Recently published research papers lancet The medical journal, led by the George Institute for Global Health, examines survival outcomes for patients undergoing hemodialysis, and its geographic scope includes India. Studies …
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Heart Transplantation
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center has the highest heart transplant survival rate in the state
More than 94% of all heart transplant recipients Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center You can survive for at least 3 years after surgery. This is the highest …