41. Welcome To Papworth Hospital World famous heart transplant hospital. Information about the organisation and their activities, research, fundraising, recruitment and contacts. http://www.papworthpeople.com/

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42. Heart Transplant Osteoporosis in heart transplant recipients a longitudinal study. Transplant Proc 26(5) Loss of vertebral bone density in heart transplant patients. http://courses.washington.edu/bonephys/tx/hearttx.html

Bone complications of heart transplantation Factors that contribute to bone disease in patients with heart or lung disease Cigarette smoking Lack of weight bearing activity Corticosteroid use Furosimide use Malnutrition Hypogonadism Bone loss after heart transplantation Each line on the graph is data from a different study. Fractures in liver transplant recipients The grey background shows number of patients in each study, the black bars are the fracture rates. Bone density is generally lower in patients who get a fracture, but some patients fracture despite normal bone density. Older patients and women are more likely to fracture. Markers The osteocalcin levels decrease during the first 3 months after transplantation, and then they increase to levels higher than normal. The collagen-cross-links also increase. Magnesium A recent study has shown that magnesium intake was inversely associated with bone loss in heart transplant recipients. This is possibly related to PTH, which may be lower in the patients who took less magnesium. Treatment Several small or uncontrolled studies have been done in patients after heart transplantation, but the results are not consistent. Agents used have included calcitonin, calcidiol, calcitriol, etidronate, pamidronate, or alendronate.

43. Heart Transplant Program At Mayoclinic.org heart transplant programs for amyloid heart disease, primary pulmonary hypertension and more at Mayo Clinic. http://www.mayoclinic.org/heart-transplant/

Home About Mayo Clinic Jobs Contact Us Mayo Clinic Locations: Arizona Florida Minnesota Heart Transplantation at Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic has a strong commitment to the field of heart and lung (cardiothoracic) transplantation. Supported by a tradition of excellence in cardiology and cardiac surgery, the program encompasses heart, heart-lung, and lung transplantation, as well as the use of ventricular assist devices for infants, children and adults. Mayo Clinic's multidisciplinary team approach to medicine is ideally suited to the complex problems presented by heart transplant patients. The heart transplantation program brings together the collective expertise of specialists with extensive experience in transplant surgery and medicine. Treatment in Jacksonville, Fla. Treatment in Rochester, Minn. Volumes and Statistics Volumes and statistics are maintained separately for the three Mayo Clinic locations. Taken together of separately, transplant patients at Mayo Clinic enjoy some of the best outcomes in the world. Volumes and statistics for Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville Volumes and statistics for Mayo Clinic in Rochester Clinical Trials For a listing of clinical trials involving patients at Mayo Clinic, see the

44. More Heart Transplants In Babies Predicted CNN http://cnn.com/2001/HEALTH/03/14/babies.new.hearts.ap/index.html

45. CNN.com - Health - Experts Say Animal-human Heart Transplants Risky, For Now - D CNN http://cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/12/15/health.transplants.reut/index.html

health Editions myCNN Video ... Feedback CNN Sites CNN CNN Europe CNNfn CNNSI myCNN CNNfyi AllPolitics Languages Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNfn.com The Web HEALTH TOP STORIES New treatments hold out hope for breast cancer patients MORE TOP STORIES Thousands dead in India; quake toll rapidly rising Israelis, Palestinians make final push before Israeli election Davos protesters confront police MORE ... MORE MARKETS 4:30pm ET, 4/16 DJIA NAS SPORTS Jordan says farewell for the third time ... LOCAL EDITIONS: CNN.com Europe change default edition MULTIMEDIA: video video archive audio multimedia showcase ... more services E-MAIL: Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists Enter your address: DISCUSSION: chat feedback CNN WEB SITES: CNNfyi.com CNN.com Europe AsiaNow Spanish ... Korean Headlines TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW CNN NETWORKS: CNN anchors transcripts Turner distribution SITE INFO: help contents search ad info ... jobs WEB SERVICES: Experts say animal-human heart transplants risky, for now WASHINGTON (Reuters) It is too soon to start experimenting with animal-to-human transplants of hearts or lungs because the procedure is still far too risky, an international transplant group said on Friday. Although taking organs from farm animals such as pigs offers the possibility of an almost limitless supply, the organs still do not work well in people and there is too big a chance that an unknown virus could pass into the human population, the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation said.

46. BBC NEWS | In Depth | Leicester 2002 | HIV Could Aid Heart Transplants Modified versions of the Aids virus are being used in experiments to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/2002/leicester_2002/2248996.stm

CATEGORIES TV RADIO COMMUNICATE ... INDEX SEARCH You are in: In Depth: Leicester 2002 News Front Page World ... Programmes SERVICES Daily E-mail News Ticker Mobile/PDAs Text Only ... Help EDITIONS Change to World Tuesday, 10 September, 2002, 13:21 GMT 14:21 UK HIV could aid heart transplants The viruses used are heavily modified ( Image: SPL By Jonathan Amos BBC News Online science staff in Leicester An attempt is being made to use a harmless version of HIV to help prevent the rejection of transplanted hearts. The virus, which causes Aids, is dangerous precisely because it has the great ability to integrate its own genetic material into that of ordinary non-dividing cells. Researchers at Cambridge University, UK, are exploiting this feature to get genes into a donated organ that will tell the body's immune system not to attack it. If they can make the approach work, it could substantially improve the survivability of transplant patients. The technique is also being tested by other groups on brain and liver cells - major targets for the treatment of disease and in particular genetic disease. "I'd much rather HIV didn't exist but it has given us a unique property which is the capability of delivering genes into particular cells," Dr Andrew Lever told the BBC.

47. BBC NEWS | Health | Heart Transplants: 25 Years On BBC News Online looks back on 25 years of heart transplants in the UK. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3795153.stm

News Sport Weather World Service ... Newswatch Last Updated: Friday, 18 June, 2004, 04:39 GMT 05:39 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Heart transplants: 25 years on By Ray Dunne BBC News Online health staff It is 25 years since the first successful heart transplant was carried out in the UK. BBC News Online looks back on this medical milestone. Gordon underwent surgery in 1979 Gordon MacDonald is one of the UK's longest surviving heart transplant patient. He underwent surgery in 1979. His heart was failing and he was critically ill. "Life was very difficult," he says. "I was only 40 years old. I had young children. I had everything to live for. "But I was very ill. My life was ebbing away." Doctors offered Gordon a heart transplant. It was a gamble. There was no guarantee it would save his life. The procedure had only been carried out on a small number of patients around the world, with mixed results. Gordon jumped at the chance. "I was absolutely delighted," he says.

48. Newsmaker Interview: Artificial Heart, Page 1 An interview by Sean Henahan with heart transplant authority Dr. Mehmet Oz on the state of the art of the artificial heart, including LVADs and the new Abiocor implant. http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/ozpage1.html

State-of-the Art in Artificial Hearts An interview with cardiothoracic surgeon, Mehmet Oz, MD, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NY, NY. By Sean Henahan, Access Excellence Thank you for joining us Dr. Oz. To begin with, please review the status of heart transplantation today in order to help us understand why we need artificial hearts and ventricular assist devices. A: Let's begin with ventricular assist devices or VADs. What is a VAD? How does it work and when is it used? A: A VAD is a ventricular assist device. LVADs assist the pumping on the left side of the heart, and RVADs assist pumping on the right side. Most patients are dying of left heart failure, the thicker chamber that pumps blood to the entire body. When the heart is unable to pump blood to the head, kidney, arms and legs, we find the muscle can be replaced best by leaving the heart in place and putting in a kind of piggy back heart, an assist device that can perform this role of the heart, without having to remove the heart. LVAD use has become a fairly common procedure. Can you tell us how these devices have evolved?

49. Heart Transplant heart transplantation is a surgical procedure to remove a damaged or diseased heart and replace it with a healthy donor heart. http://www.healthscout.com/ency/1/003003.html

Search HealthScout Web MEDLINE Special Offers TV Specials Chronic Pain Erectile Dysfunction GERD Diabetes ... High Tech Health Top Features Bipolar Disorder Resources Sleep Skin Cancer Migraines ... Diabetes Health Organizer Resources Healthscout News 3D Health Animations Health Videos Health Encyclopedia ... Drug Library Drug Information Drug Search Drug Interactions Image Database Pill Identifier Channels Home Today Women Men ... Drug Checker Medical Health Encyclopedia Heart transplant Injury Disease Nutrition Poison ... Risks Heart transplant Definition: Heart transplantation is a surgical procedure to remove a damaged or diseased heart and replace it with a healthy donor heart. Alternative Names: Cardiac transplant; Transplant - heart Description: Heart transplants are the fourth most common (corneas, kidneys and liver are the most common) transplant operations in the U.S. (over 2,200 cases per year). A healthy heart is obtained from a donor who has suffered brain death but remains on life-support. The healthy heart is transported in a special solution that preserves the organ. While the patient is deep asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia), an incision is made through the breast bone (sternum). The patient's blood is re-routed through tubes to a heart-lung bypass machine to keep the blood oxygen-rich and circulating. The patient's diseased heart is removed and the donor heart is stitched in place.

50. EMedicine Health - Heart And Lung Transplant Overview A pioneering heart surgeon, Dr Christiaan Barnard, performed the first successful humanto-human heart transplant operation in 1967 in Cape Town, http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/11227-1.asp

Search September 9, 2005 Registration Healthcare Professionals You are in: Procedures Heart and Lung Transplant Heart and Lung Transplant Overview A pioneering heart surgeon, Dr Christiaan Barnard, performed the first successful human-to-human heart transplant operation in 1967 in Cape Town, South Africa. Unfortunately, early operations resulted in problems such as infection and rejection, and heart recipients did not survive very long. With advances in technique and development of new drugs to suppress the immune system, more than 70% of transplant recipients currently survive more than 3 years. The problem now is a severe shortage of donor hearts in the United States. Each year, thousands of people are waiting for a heart. About 35% of them die before a heart becomes available. Only about 2,000 heart transplants are done each year in North America, the major reason is lack of donors. A newer procedure involves implanting a mechanical pump into your body to help pump the blood. This pump, called a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), can be used for months or even years. It cannot be used indefinitely. Total artificial hearts are now available and have been implanted in a few patients. Besides costs, complications are still present.

51. LLUMC Legacy, Chapter One He was referring to one of the most incredible infantheart-transplant A cesarean-section delivery and a heart transplant were tentatively scheduled. http://www.llu.edu/info/legacy/Legacy2.html

LLUMC Legacy: Daring to Care Go to table of contents Chapter One PAUL GABRIEL BAILEY HOLC: "The Incredible Holc" "It's the first time it's been done, and it's fair to say there was some electricity in the air," reported Elmar Sakala, M.D., director of the maternity unit at Loma Linda University Medical Center. He was referring to one of the most incredible infant-heart-transplant cases, that of Paul Holc, a patient who was referred to Loma Linda from South Surrey, British Columbia, before birth. Paul's surgery became an unprecedented milestone in transplantation history. Not only did he become the youngest person in the world to undergo heart transplantation, but his donor would spark a debate "heard 'round the world." Because of the age of his mother (35) and the heart disease of two close relatives, a series of three fetal echocardiograms was performed. This technique, a specialized form of diagnostic ultrasound, uses high-frequency sound waves to create pictures of the inside of the body. It is used for diagnostic studies on pregnant women to avoid the risks of using X rays. The last two "echos" showed that the baby had hypoplastic left-heart syndrome (HLHS, a lethal underdevelopment of the left side of the heart).

52. World's First Heart Transplant Nearly 30 years after the world s first heart transplant was performed, Professor MC Botha, an immunologist who worked closely with surgeon Professor Chris http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/dpa/monpaper/97-no34/botha.htm

30 years on... Immunologist remembers world's first heart transplant Nearly 30 years after the world's first heart transplant was performed, Professor M C Botha, an immunologist who worked closely with surgeon Professor Chris Barnard, shared his memories and impressions of the event with listeners at the last medical history seminar of the year. At a talk titled Revisiting the heroics and hysteria of December 1967: A participant's reflections on the first heart transplant operation , Prof Botha said he did not think he had ever seen anyone perform as well as Chris Barnard did the night of the transplant. He said it was a startling moment to see Louis Washkansky's body kept alive by a bypass machine, but he was more fascinated by the sight of Washkansky's diseased heart which did not appear to want to stop beating. After the transplant was completed, Prof Botha went to the tearoom. "It was an extraordinary feeling walking to the tearoom and looking out at the cloudless clear morning. I had the feeling the openess was symbolic of something," he said. Prof Botha described his family as nonplussed but not particularly startled by news of the world's first heart transplant which went on to startle the rest of the globe. Chris Barnard received calls from colleagues all over the world on the Sunday following the transplant, but the storm of publicity did not really hit until the following Monday, according to Prof Botha.

53. Fox's Medical Page A site describing a young woman's struggle with cardiomyopathy. She has a left ventricular assist device, and is waiting for a heart transplant. Site has links to educational sites on heart failure, assist devices, organ donation, and recipes. http://members.tripod.com/ferociousfox/id33.htm

var TlxPgNm='id33'; My Story My name is Rebecca. I am 33 years old. I decided to do this particular page in 2001 so people could get an idea of what has happened in my life the past few years. It has since been revised. My hope is that people might gain knowledge, understanding, and inspiration from my story. I was born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma until 1981 when my mom and myself moved to Scio, Oregon. I attended schools in Scio and Salem until high school, when we moved to Newport, OR. I attended Newport High School until the end of my sophomore year when I moved to Corvallis. I played basketball, volleyball, softball, and soccer throughout junior high and high school. I really enjoyed athletics. I also played in the band all throughout school. I graduated in June 1990. I truly miss all the friends I made while living in Oregon. In July 1994, I moved back to Oklahoma City. In January 1995, I enrolled in the psychology degree program at Oklahoma City Community College. It turned out to be a major life-changing event. I learned many things, especially about myself, and met some great people. I enjoyed college. However, the last 8 months of my degree were difficult. I received my Associate of Arts in May 1998. In 1992, I was diagnosed with

54. Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Heart Transplant In addition, more than 70 percent of the hospital’s heart transplant recipients are The heart transplant Program has commitment, expertise and patient http://www.barnesjewish.org/groups/default.asp?NavID=233

55. Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Transplant heart transplant (click for information about the program) Gregory Ewald, MD Nader Moazami, MD Edward Geltman, MD Marc Moon, MD Michael Pasque, MD http://www.barnesjewish.org/groups/default.asp?NavID=596

56. Temple University: Heart Failure & Transplant Program Information about comprehensive care for heart failure and heart transplant patients as well as the facilities. Delaware. http://www.temple.edu/heartfailure

To reach staff, make an appointment, get a referral. Latest information about the program and relevant updates Clinical trials and studies currently underway. Our resources will direct you to related sites. The Delaware Valley’s Premier Heart Program The Temple Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Transplant Center stands at the forefront of comprehensive care for patients with end-stage cardiomyopathy. Temple has performed over 800 heart transplants and is one of the busiest adult heart transplant centers in the United States. Search Feedback

57. Stanford Hospital And Clinics - Stanford University Medical Center - Heart, Lung The team has conducted more than 1000 heart transplants. heart transplant patients benefit from a cardiac transplant team consisting of dedicated http://www.stanfordhospital.com/clinicsmedServices/COE/heart/hearttransplant.htm

Print-friendly View Adult Cardiac and Thoracic Aortic Surgery Adult Cardiac Surgery Adult Congenital Surgery Arrhythmia Surgery ... Summer splash Location: Boswell Building 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA View a map Mailing Address: 300 Pasteur Drive Stanford, CA 94305 Contact Phone: Days and Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 8:30 am Stanford has been recognized as the pioneering center for heart transplants. Dr. Norman Shumway and his colleagues developed the experimental basis for transplants in their early work, which then paved the way for the first adult heart transplant in the United States at Stanford in 1968. Since then, the Stanford team has come up with many innovations and continues to advance new techniques in surgery. The team has conducted more than 1,000 heart transplants. In 1981, the first successful lung transplant was performed at Stanford by Dr. Bruce Reitz and his colleagues as a heart-lung transplant. This was made possible by the use of the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine, and by previous laboratory research performed at Stanford. The team has been performing lung transplantation longer than anyone else and continues to make new advances. At Stanford, more than 150 patients have received a heart-lung transplant, and recently, over 120 patients have received either a single-lung or double-lung transplant. Innovations, which have been introduced in the transplant field from Stanford, include:

58. Cardiology Program @ Hartford Hospital Extensive information on clinical and diagnostic services, heart transplant, clinical research, preventative cardiology and several other topic areas. http://www.Harthosp.org/cardi/index.html

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59. Stanford Hospital And Clinics - Stanford University Medical Center - Default In 1981, the first successful heartlung transplant was performed at Stanford Hospital heart transplant patients benefit from a cardiac transplant team http://www.stanfordhospital.com/clinicsmedServices/COE/heart/heartTransplant/def

Print-friendly View Heart Transplant Referral Information Our Team Surgical Treatments ... Resources Stanford is recognized worldwide as a pioneering center for heart transplants. Dr. Norman Shumway and his colleagues developed the experimental basis for transplants in their early work, which then paved the way for the first adult heart transplant in the United States at Stanford in 1968. Since then, the Stanford team has developed many innovations and continues to advance new techniques in transplant surgery. To date, our medical teams have performed more than 1,200 heart transplants. In 1981, the first successful heart-lung transplant was performed at Stanford Hospital by  Dr. Bruce Reitz and his colleagues. This was made possible by the use of the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporine, and by previous laboratory research performed at Stanford. The team has been performing lung transplantation longer than anyone else and continues to make new advances. At Stanford, more than 190 patients have received a heart-lung transplant, and over 200 patients have received either a single-lung or double-lung transplant. Innovations, which have been introduced in the transplant field from Stanford, include:

60. Inmate Who Received Heart Transplant Dies CNN http://cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/12/17/inmate.heart.ap/index.html

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