Tags: Heart transplant

Zoo Meerkats' Mysterious Heart Disease May Hold Clues for Human Health

MEDICINE & HEALTH 05.20.2024 05:00 AM

Discover how the mysterious heart disease in zoo meerkats offers clues for human health. Uncover the potential breakthrough in understanding cardiovascular health. Read more!

New Heart, New Me? Organ Transplant Surgery Linked To Odd Personality Changes, Study Suggests

05.20.2024 00:23 AM

If the link between organ transplant surgery and personality changes is really true, further research would be extremely necessary. Read to learn more.

World’s First Partial Heart Transplant Completed in Newborn With Truncus Arteriosus; Donor Valve Tissues Grow Along With the Patient’s Body

01.29.2024 06:20 AM

An infant who underwent the first partial heart transplant has not only survived, but is also thriving one year after the treatment. Read the article to find out more.

First Partial-Heart Transplant in the World: Heart Valves Appear To Grow Along With the Infant Recipient More Than a Year After the Surgery

01.04.2024 21:47 PM

After more than a year since the partial-heart transplant surgery, the transplanted heart valves appear to grow with the rest of the infant's heart. Read to learn more.

How Much Does a Heart Cost? Exploring the Worth, Procedure and Success Rate of Heart Transplant Surgery

09.01.2023 11:00 AM

Several parts of the human body can be sold, and one of the most expensive organs that a person can legally sell is the heart. Learn how much a heart is worth in this article.

First-Ever Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant Shows 'Unexpected Differences'

11.01.2022 03:01 AM

A new study reveals 'unexpected differences' on the first ever xenotransplant. Know more about this unexpected news by reading it now!

Xenotransplantation: NYU Researchers Succeed in Animal-to-Human Transplant Using Genetically Modified Pig Hearts

07.13.2022 11:30 AM

Researchers at the New York University announced they succeeded in an animal-to-human transplant or xenotransplantation using pig hearts. Read to know more.

Recipient of the First-Ever Pig Heart Transplant Died Possibly Because of the Animal’s Virus

05.05.2022 11:40 AM

The man who died months after receiving the first-ever pig heart transplant may have been infected with a pig virus. Learn more about porcine cytomegalovirus.

Baby Undergoes Heart Transplant; First-of-Its-Kind Procedure That May Prevent His Body from Rejecting Organ

03.13.2022 01:17 AM

A baby from North Carolina has just received the first-of-its-kind procedure that may prevent his body from rejecting organs. Find out how the new method works.

First Patient to Undergo Pig's Heart Transplant Dies 2 Months After Experimental Surgery

03.10.2022 01:58 AM

Two months after the groundbreaking pig's heart transplant, David Bennett Sr dies. Click on the link to learn more about his devastating passing the one-of-a-kind surgery he endured in January.

Heart Transplant Denied to 31-Year-Old Patient Who Refused to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

01.27.2022 05:14 AM

A hospital in Boston was recently reported to deny a new heart transplant after the patient refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and now, the health care facility is defending itself for such an action.

World's First Artificial Heart Transplant on a Female Shows Promising Result, Gives Hope to Wider Variety of Patients

09.22.2021 03:30 AM

A 57-year-old woman from Kentucky becomes the first woman to receive the new Aeson bioprosthetic total artificial heart in a procedure led by cardiothoracic surgeons in UofL Health.

13-Year-Old Girl Recovering After Successful First Pediatric Heart Transplant in 13 Years

04.22.2021 04:31 AM

A 13-year-old girl from South Africa is recovering after a delicate and critical pediatric heart transplant surgery, which was the first such procedure performed at a Cape Town hospital in 13 years.

First Ever 3D Printed Heart was Made from Human Tissues and Vessels

04.17.2019 15:48 PM

Researchers have successfully 3D printed a heart complete with blood vessels, cells, ventricles, and chambers.

Georgia Teen Who Received Controversial Heart Transplant Dies After Crime Spree

04.03.2015 13:22 PM

Getting a second shot at life is nothing more than a miracle. But apparently, this teen from Georgia couldn't get rid of his past life and dies just 2 weeks in a police chase after getting a heart transplant.

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