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Mass General Surgeons Pioneer Transplant Surgery with DCD Donor Hearts
The first-ever heart transplant using a donation after circulatory death (DCD) donor heart in New England was recently performed at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Innovation Increases Availability of Hearts and Lungs for Transplant
Warm perfusion and careful selection of marginal organs allow Mass General transplant teams to save more lives.
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Prior Sternotomy Linked to Worse Survival After Cardiac Transplantation
A history of sternotomy is a risk factor for worse survival after cardiac transplantation, cardiac surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital determined after reviewing nationwide data.
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Heart Transplantation in Patient with Loeys-Dietz Syndrome Proves Successful
Adding to the increasing success of heart transplantation in patients with connective tissue disorders, cardiac surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital published the first reported case of a successful heart transplantation in an individual with Loeys-Dietz syndrome.
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Women and Men Differ in Response to Some Heart Failure Therapies
Women with heart failure are frequently undertreated, and even when they receive guideline-directed therapy, their treatment response and prognosis can differ from men's.
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Bioengineered Organs on Demand
Mass General researcher Harald C. Ott may have developed a way to save lives and meet the demand for replacement organs and overcome organ rejection
Heart Transplant contributors
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David A. D'Alessandro, MD
Surgical Director, Heart Transplantation and Ventricular Assist Devices, Member of Faculty, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Mass General Surgeons Pioneer Transplant Surgery with DCD Donor Hearts
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Gregory D. Lewis, MD
Section Head, Heart Failure, Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Laboratory, Medical Director, Cardiology ICU and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program
Recent Article
Exercise Testing Can Unmask Abnormal Pulmonary Vascular Responses in Patients with Chronic Dyspnea
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James F. Markmann, MD, PhD
Chief, Division of Transplantation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Surgical Director, Liver, Pancreas and Islet Transplant Programs, Clinical Director, MGH Transplant Center, Claude E. Welch Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Mass General Surgeons Pioneer Transplant Surgery with DCD Donor Hearts
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.Resource links
