Filtering Donor Blood Reduces Heart, Lung Complications Jun 23, 2010
19, 2006) Development of a transfusion-free surgical program for Jehovah's Witness patients undergoing liver transplantation also has helped reduce the overall use of blood products for nonJehovah's Witnesses. (Nov. (Science Daily)
Liver Transplantation Linked to Accelerated Cellular Aging May 2, 2010
Full details appear in the May issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) ... In an editorial in this month's issue of Liver Transplantation, Dr. Janet Lord from the University of Birmingham in the U.K. comments on the Cambridge team's findings: "The important question arising from these data is whether the T-cell immune senescence seen in the established graft patients, equivalent to adding... (Science Daily)
Living Donor Exchange Poses New Option for Liver Transplantation Apr 2, 2010
1, 2010) Two major transplant centers in Hong Kong and South Korea released results from their paired donor exchange programs for living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) ... Full details of this novel approach to organ transplantation appear in the April issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) ... Living donor transplantation has emerged as an alternative to the shortage of deceased... (Science Daily)
Some Morbidly Obese People Are Missing Genes, Shows New Research Feb 4, 2010
5, 2007) Patients with high BMIs experience a significant survival benefit from liver transplantation and had similar rates of mortality after transplant compared to patients with normal. (Nov. (Science Daily)
'Transplant Tourism' May Have Hidden Risks Jan 31, 2010
"Medical tourism" has been on the rise as demand for organs outpaces supply and health care costs in the United States skyrocket, Dr. Thomas Schiano and Rosamond Rhodes of Mount Sinai School of Medicine reported in Liver Transplantation. Related. (ABC News)
A Virtual Liver, a Better Chance of Life Jan 12, 2010
10, 2005) A new treatment for patients with a type of bile duct cancer promises a greater chance at survival by combining radiation, chemotherapy and liver transplantation, Mayo Clinic physicians report in the. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Liver Stiffness Measurements Identify Patients With Rapid or Slow Fibrosis Jan 11, 2010
Liver stiffness identifies two different patterns of fibrosis progression in patients with hepatitis C virus recurrence after liver transplantation. Hepatology, 2009; DOI. (Science Daily)
Coffee May Slow Liver Disease Jan 10, 2010
The virus is the leading cause of liver transplantation in the United States and is responsible for 8,000 to 10,000 deaths in the country each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. SOURCE: Hepatology, news release, Oct. 20, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
