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A population cohort analysis of English transplant centers indicates major adverse cardiovascular events after kidney transplantation.
Major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) rates immediately after kidney transplantation remain uncertain due to heterogeneous reporting in the literature. To clarify this, we retrospectively studied every eligible kidney transplant procedure performed in England between April 1, 2002 and March 31. 2018 with follow-up through August 31, 2019. The primary outcome of interest was MACE broadly defined as any hospital admission with myocardial infarction, stroke, unstable angina, heart failure, any coronary revascularisation procedure and/or any cardiovascular death.
Source: Kidney International - June 15, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Benjamin Anderson, Muhammad Qasim, Felicity Evison, Suzy Gallier, Jonathan N. Townend, Charles J. Ferro, Adnan Sharif Tags: clinical investigation Source Type: research
When does life end? New organ donation strategy fuels debate
On a chilly holiday Monday in January 2020, a medical milestone passed largely unnoticed. In a New York City operating room, surgeons gently removed the heart from a 43-year-old man who had died and shuttled it steps away to a patient in desperate need of a new one.
More than 3500 people in the United States receive a new heart each year. But this case was different—the first of its kind in the country. “It took us 6 months to prepare,” says Nader Moazami, surgical head of heart transplantation at New York University (NYU) Langone Health, where the operation took place. The run-up included oversight from an ethi...
Source: ScienceNOW - May 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
