Search results for Bridge To Transplant

TARE the Hazards: Bringing High-Risk Patients to the Transplant Finish Line

Kidney xenotransplantation at a clinical inflection point

Kidney transplantation remains the optimal treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease, offering superior survival, quality of life, and cost-effectiveness compared with d...

How good is Heart mate- 3. as destination therapy in end stage HF . Can it reach Heart transplantation survival rates ?

The primary treatment for end-stage heart failure is heart transplantation, but due to organ shortage and the poor progress in our pursuit for total artificial hearts, LV assist de...

Global Experts Investigate Criteria Behind National Heart Transplant Decisions

As the demand for heart transplants relentlessly outpaces the supply of donor organs, the global medical community faces a profound ethical and clinical dilemma: how to allocate th...

GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis in Treatment of Post-Transplant Portal Vein Stenosis: A Case Series

This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of the GORE VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis in treating post-transplant portal vein stenosis (PVS). Nine patients (mean a...

More children are living longer and needing heart transplants, but the supply of donor hearts remains insufficient

In recent years, the realm of pediatric heart transplantation has witnessed remarkable clinical advancements that have improved survival rates among critically ill children. Cuttin...

Overnight machine perfusion enables safe daytime liver transplants

It is safe for patients to receive a donor liver that has been intentionally preserved overnight using machine perfusion to enable a daytime transplant.

Synthetic biology approach boosts growth of implanted liver tissue

In patients developing end-stage liver disease, the damage has become too severe for the liver's normally extraordinary regenerative capacity to repair or compensate for it. Once t...

Giant Polycystic Horseshoe Kidney Removed at Transplantation

The lack of space as indication for a native unilateral nephrectomy to position a future kidney graft remains controversial. This is particularly true in the absence of other autos...

Tul789 IMPACT OF BARIATRIC SURGERY ON POST-TRANSPLANT OUTCOMES IN SOLID ORGAN RECIPIENTS

More children are surviving long enough for heart transplants—but not enough hearts exist, say experts

Advances in pediatric heart care are helping more children survive long enough to receive a transplant—but a critical shortage of donor hearts means too many are still dying while...

Rare dual transplant gives Michigan patient a second chance

After nearly two decades of life-threatening illness, repeated complications, and organ failure, 33-year-old Briana Dery of Twining, Mich., is looking ahead to a healthy future, af...

Precision xenogenomics: a major milestone in bridging the organ gap

Tu2127 TRENDS AND OUTCOMES OF LIVER TRANSPLANT CANDIDATES WITHOUT CLEAR INDICATIONS: A UNOS COHORT ANALYSIS (2002-2024)

Pediatric heart transplant demand rises amid severe donor shortage

Advances in pediatric heart care are helping more children survive long enough to receive a transplant-but a critical shortage of donor hearts means too many are still dying while...

Abstract No. LBA4 First Results of the Transatlantic BD Liverty TIPS Stent Graft trial; The Small Shunt Era, A New Parad...

To report the safety and efficacy of the Liverty TIPS device for creating TIPS from 6-10mm for treatment of ascites, hydrothorax, and variceal hemorrhage, and validate the Tailored...

How xenotransplantation could finally solve organ shortages

13 Americans will die today waiting for an organ transplant. That is a sobering line. Despite remarkable advances in transplantation medicine, the United States still cannot supply...

Segmental/Subsegmental Bile Duct Embolization Using N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate After Living Donor Liver Transplantation

Cancer risk can significantly increase after organ transplant

Patients with a history of breast, kidney, lung and several other types of cancer who undergo solid organ transplant have a significantly higher risk for developing a second malign...

Giant renal allograft aneurysm: late detection and embolization

A 42-year-old woman underwent an uncomplicated simultaneous kidney–pancreas transplantation in 2014. In 2025, she was referred for evaluation of an intraparenchymal aneurysm. Labor...

Biomanufacturing Could Reshape Organ Transplantation

Boyang Wang, founder and CEO of Immortal Dragons, focuses on longevity-driven organ-replacement strategies. He tracks advances in biofabrication, xenotransplantation, and scalable...

Rates of Successful Bridging or Downstaging and Safety of Segmental Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Pa...

To evaluate the safety and rates of bridging or downstaging following segmental transarterial radioembolization (TARE) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with baseline hype...

Double-Lung Transplant Gave Brick Woman Second Chance At Life

Organ donation saved Sonia Carlen's life 9 years ago. Her family and the family of donor Caitlin Nelson are encouraging others to donate.

One woman's transplant journey: 'Had I not got the match that weekend I wouldn't be here today'

Irene McGrath received a double lung transplant in 2020.