Heart transplant recipients receiving organs from active COVID-19 positive donors may have an increased risk of death at six months and one year when compared to those receiving organs from recently recovered COVID-19 patients and COVID-19 negative patients, according to a study published May 17 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. “These… Continue reading Covid-19 And Heart Transplants
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Hepatitis C and Heart Transplants
One-year survival was similar for adults with severe heart failure who received a heart transplant from a donor with hepatitis C compared to those who received hearts from donors who did not have hepatitis C, according to new research. The results of the study were published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the… Continue reading Hepatitis C and Heart Transplants