Doctors test giving hepatitis C-Infected hearts to healthy patients
NCT ID NCT03383419
Summary
This study tests whether hearts from donors with hepatitis C can be safely transplanted into patients without hepatitis C. After transplant, patients receive antiviral medication to treat the hepatitis C infection they receive from the donor heart. The goal is to expand the pool of available donor hearts for people waiting for life-saving transplants.
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Baylor University Medical Center
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75246, United States
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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