September 20, 2021

Young Heart Transplant Patient’s Optimism a Lesson for All

Vincent Pisoni has faced many challenges in his 34 years, including major issues with his heart as well as learning and academic challenges. He has successfully navigated all of them, thanks

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September 20, 2021

Girls launch lemonade stand to honor late sister who couldn’t get a heart transplant

Two little girls are running a lemonade stand with proceeds for organ donations in memory of their late sister. Makenzie Madsen of West Jordan, Utah died at age 14 last summer

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September 20, 2021

Patients Who Receive Heart Transplants from Donors Who Use Illicit Drugs Have Unaffected Survival Rates

Heart transplant recipients have unaffected survival rates if they receive a transplant from an organ donor who used illicit drugs or died due to an overdose, according to two research

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Heart Transplants

September 20, 2021

Survival after heart transplant similar between older, younger recipients

At 5 years, survival rates after heart transplant were noninferior in older patients compared with younger patients, according to new data published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. “An

September 19, 2021

Man receives life-saving heart transplant thanks to medical advancements (VIDEO)

NEW YORK (WABC) -- A shift in the medical field is helping save the lives of transplant recipients, including a man who needed a new heart. Anthony Cosentino is doling out

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September 19, 2021

Kindergartner waiting for heart transplant in tears when surprised with early graduation ceremony

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - There’s a six-year-old little girl waiting to be added to a heart transplant list. As she prepares for this major surgery she has a full army

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September 15, 2021

14-Year-Old California Boy On The Mend After Having Extremely Rare Heart And Liver Transplant – CBS New York (VIDEO)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Multi-organ transplants have always been pretty rare, especially in children and especially with a drop in donations during COVID-19 lockdowns. But now, a California teenager is recovering

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Heart Transplants

September 14, 2021

Heart transplant gives Michigan man new outlook on life amid COVID pandemic

Garrett Finkbeiner, 22, was at the point of planning his own funeral and preparing to give away his belongings during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. It wasn’t the coronavirus

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September 14, 2021

Vanderbilt Transplant Center Reaches New Record Number of Transplants Performed (VIDEO)

Newswise — The Vanderbilt Transplant Center performed a record number of solid organ transplants in fiscal year 2021 (FY 21) — 637 life-saving procedures among its adult and pediatric programs

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Heart Transplants

September 14, 2021

Couple finds new lease on life after each has heart transplant

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Jim and Kaye Donovan celebrated making it through two of the toughest periods in their lives: When each underwent a heart transplant. The pair have been married for nearly

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