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2. Heart transplantation - Wikipedia

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   A beating heart awaiting transplant. American medical researcher Simon Flexner was one of the first people to mention the possibility of heart transplantation. In 1907, he wrote the paper "Tendencies in Pathology," in which he said that it would be possible one day by surgery to replace diseased human organs – including arteries, stomach, kidneys and heart.

3. ABO-incompatible transplantation - Wikipedia

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   This means that anyone may receive a transplant of a type-O organ, and consequently, type-O recipients are one of the biggest beneficiaries of ABO-incompatible transplants. [2] While focus has been on infant heart transplants, the principles generally apply to other forms of solid organ transplantation. [3]

4. International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

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   Co-founder of ISHLT, in 1985 he was the first to successfully bridge a patient dying from end-stage heart failure to a donor heart transplant with a total artificial heart. [20] 1984–1986: Sir Terence English: Performed Britain's first successful heart transplant in August 1979 and received the ISHLT Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014. [21] [22]

5. The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - Wikipedia

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   The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering heart and lung transplantation. It was established in 1981 as Heart Transplantation, and was renamed to the Journal of Heart Transplantation in 1984. It obtained its current name in 1991.

6. Cardiac allograft vasculopathy - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV) is a progressive type of coronary artery disease in people who have had a heart transplant. [1] As the donor heart has lost its nerve supply there is typically no chest pain, and CAV is usually detected on routine testing. [2]

7. Sharon Ann Hunt - Wikipedia

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   Sharon Ann Hunt is a cardiology professor and Director of the Post Heart Transplant Programme in Palo Alto, California and is affiliated with Stanford University Medical Center, professionally known for her work in the care of patients after heart transplantation.