HEART TRANSPLANTATION

This study looked at whether taking L-arginine supplements for 6 weeks can improve exercise ability and kidney function in heart transplant recipients. 30 stable male patients who had a heart transplant at least 6 weeks earlier took part. The goal was to see if this supplement co…

This study involved 81 children who had received an organ transplant (like kidney, liver, or heart) and were taking a standard anti-rejection drug called Prograf. Researchers wanted to see if switching to a longer-acting version called Advagraf was safe and worked just as well. T…

This study looked at 200 heart transplant patients to see if the time of day the donor heart was removed affects how well they do after surgery. Researchers compared hearts taken during the body's rest phase (midnight to noon) versus the active phase (noon to midnight). They foll…

This study aims to find substances in blood or urine that signal when a transplanted heart is being rejected. Researchers will collect samples from heart transplant patients and healthy volunteers to identify these markers. The goal is to develop a simple test that catches reject…

This study looked at how a machine called the Organ Care System (OCS) keeps donor hearts alive outside the body during heart transplants. Researchers followed 93 patients who received a heart transplant using this system. The main goal was to see how many patients were still aliv…