Transplant
Conference Coverage
COVID livers are safe for transplant
Using livers from deceased patients with COVID-19 could be an opportunity expand organ availability.
Conference Coverage
More than one-third of adults in the US could have NAFLD by 2050
Findings suggest that health care systems should prepare for “large increases” in cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and need for liver...
Conference Coverage
Alternative antirejection regimen is efficacious in pediatric heart transplant
Results of the head-to-head TEAMMATE trial show the combination of everolimus and low-dose tacrolimus can be considered an alternative to MMF plus...
From the Journals
History of heart transplant tied to worse pregnancy outcome
The findings demonstrate the importance of counseling HT patients at early gestational ages “to provide information about anticipated risks in...
From the Journals
More data support heart donation after circulatory death
“These results provide confidence that DCD can be safely and effectively performed without compromising outcomes, at least in a large-volume...
Latest News
Second pig-heart transplant patient at UM faring well
“We’re taking one day at a time. His immune system is still intact, despite the heavy immune suppression.”
From the Journals
Pig kidneys show ‘life-sustaining’ function in human
During the first 24 hours after transplantation, the pig kidneys made more than 37 liters of urine. “It was really a remarkable thing to see.”
Feature
Better than dialysis? Artificial kidney could be the future
We see it initially as a bridge to transplantation, or as a better option than dialysis for those who will never get a transplant.
Latest News
Woman with transplanted uterus gives birth to boy
It’s the first time that a baby has been born to a woman with a transplanted uterus outside of a clinical trial.
From the Journals
Survival similar with hearts donated after circulatory or brain death
“This should enable many more heart transplants to take place and for us to be able to cast the net further and wider for donors.”
Commentary
Transplant centers often skip the top spot on the kidney waitlist
Does this phenomenon, known colloquially as “list diving,” actually happen? This manuscript from Sumit Mohan and colleagues suggests that it does...