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Older Transplant Patients Rely Heavily on Organ Donors Over the Age of 65
When it comes to organ donation, biological and chronological age aren't the same
How old is your liver? Your heart? Your kidneys? Many people believe that they’re all the same age, and that as these organs get older, they become less desirable to patients waiting on transplant lists. However, new studies are finding that … Continue reading
Heart Transplant: Better Organ Preservation Leads to Higher Success Rate
A new method of preserving heart tissue may reduce the number of hearts wasted
According to United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS, the numbers are grim. Four thousand people are waiting for a heart transplant in the United States. Every 10 minutes, another person is added to the transplant list. Most of these … Continue reading
