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Transplant Living News provides the latest news about pre- and post-transplant therapies, surgical technologies and research in the field of transplantation. Please refer to the news from the past 30 days listed below.


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09/01/2010 Split cornea transplantation allows use of one cornea for 2 recipients
 
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Splitting a single cornea for transplantation into two recipients can reduce the donor shortage and the costs of corneal transplantation surgery, researchers from Germany report in the August 17th Ophthalmology online.
08/27/2010 Double-lung transplant, not single, cuts AF risk
 
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lung transplant patients are more likely to have post-operative atrial fibrillation (AF) than patients who undergo non-transplant thoracic surgery. However, new study findings show that those who have double lung transplants are at much lower risk of AF long-term compared to single lung transplant patients.
08/25/2010 Gene variants put diabetics at risk of kidney disease
 
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some diabetics are at risk of developing chronic kidney disease if they have mutations in a certain gene, a long-term study in Hong Kong has found.
08/24/2010 German opposition leader to donate kidney for wife
 
BERLIN (Reuters) - The parliamentary leader of Germany's main opposition Social Democrats (SPD), Frank Walter-Steinmeier, said on Monday he was taking several weeks off politics to donate a kidney to his wife.
08/23/2010 Atrial fibrillation relatively low after heart transplant
 
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When atrial fibrillation or flutter develops more than a month after heart transplantation, close follow-up and perhaps even hospitalization are warranted to reduce morbidity and mortality, researchers say.
08/23/2010 Health risks higher among blacks who donate kidney
 
BOSTON (Reuters) - Blacks who donate one of their kidneys have a higher risk of high blood pressure, diabetes and kidney disease compared to white donors, doctors reported on Wednesday.
08/19/2010 Kidneys from cardiac victims good for donation-study
 
LONDON (Reuters) - Kidneys transplanted from victims of heart attacks and other cardiac deaths are just as good as those from brain-dead patients and could offer a valuable extra source of donor organs, British scientists said on Thursday.
08/17/2010 Pretreating deceased donors with steroids doesn't prevent renal graft failure
 
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treating deceased organ donors with corticosteroids does not reduce rates of posttransplant acute renal failure, European researchers say.
08/17/2010 Colorado hospital halts live liver transplants
 
DENVER (Reuters) - The University of Colorado has suspended its live-donor liver transplant program after a donor died there a few weeks ago.