Xenotransplantation

Healio and Cardiology Today have aggregated a list of the top headlines of 2022 in heart failure and transplantation.

ORLANDO — Nephrology has never been better poised for a movement toward kidney health than now, according to the presidential address at ASN Kidney Week.

Several knowledge gaps remain in xenotransplantation despite the successful procedure of a porcine kidney into a brain-dead recipient, according to a presentation at the 2022 Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium.

Healio and Cardiology Today have aggregated a list of the most-read cardiology news of July 2022.

Genetically engineered pig hearts were successfully transplanted into recently deceased humans as part of an effort to create a xenotransplantation protocol for patients with heart disease.

A team at NYU Langone Health successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans in June and July, part of an effort to create a xenotransplantation protocol for people with heart disease.

Researchers are calling for the creation of a comprehensive framework to address current barriers to xenotransplantation in clinical practice, including issues of rejection, infection, legal regulations, informed consent and animal rights.

Healio and Cardiology Today have compiled a list of the top read news in cardiology of March 2022.

Edwards Lifesciences announced the FDA approved the Mitris Resilia surgical valve, a tissue valve replacement specifically designed for the heart's mitral position.

CareDx Inc. announced its non-invasive organ transplant surveillance solutions were used to monitor postoperative graft health in the first successful heart xenotransplantation.