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heart transplant

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heart transplant

Procedure to remove a diseased heart and replace it with a healthy one from a legally dead donor. The first was performed in 1967 by Christiaan Barnard. The diseased heart is removed (except for some atrial tissue to preserve nerve connections to the natural pacemaker). The new heart is put in place and connected to the recipient's blood vessels. Patients and donors are matched for tissue type, but the patient's immune system must still be suppressed to prevent rejection (see immunosuppression). A successful transplant can enable the recipient to have an active life for many years.



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Tokyo, Japan, Apr 24, 2006 - (JCN) - Astellas Pharma recently announced the European Commission's approval of the Company's proprietary immunosuppressant Prograf (tacrolimus) for the prophylaxis use of transplant rejection in heart transplant recipients in all EU countries.
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It was Linda Kessler, a heart transplant coordinator at UCLA Medical Center, telling Andrea to pack her bags and get to the hospital as quickly as she could.
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Comorow structures this story around one such mistake: the story of 17-year old Jesica Santillan, a Mexican girl whose parents brought her to the United States illegally so she could have the heart transplant she needed to save her life.
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