Katie Mitchell marks 38 years as UK’s longest surviving heart and lung transplant recipient
Katie Mitchell was diagnosed with Eisenmenger syndrome, a rare congenital disease causing irreversible lung damage and heart failure, at age 11. At 15, facing a grim prognosis, she underwent a rare combined heart and lung transplant at Royal Papworth hospital in 1987. Now 53, Mitchell is the longest... [More info]
Bệnh viện Trung ương Huế đã thành công ghép tim cứu sống bệnh nhân suy tim giai đoạn cuối, nhờ nguồn tim từ người hiến tạng chết não tại Bệnh viện Đa khoa Phú Thọ. Một hành động nhân văn ý nghĩa! #GhépTim #SuyTim #HiếnTạng #HeartTransplant #HeartFailure #OrganDonation
Một người phụ nữ đã nghẹn ngào chia sẻ cảm xúc "tôi được tái sinh" sau khi xuất viện 46 ngày sau ca ghép tim phổi thành công. Chúc mừng chị! ❤️
#ghep_tim_phoi #taisinh #suc_khoe #ghép_tim_phổi #tái_sinh #sức_khỏe #health #hearttransplant #lungtransplant
🎉 Lần đầu tiên tại Việt Nam: Ca ghép tim-phổi đồng thời thành công tại Bệnh viện Việt Đức! Mở ra hy vọng mới cho bệnh nhân suy đa tạng. 💪
#ghepthanhcong #vietduc #suytadang # ghép_tạng #Việt_Đức #suy_đa_tạng #hearttransplant #lungtransplant #Vietnam
📋🩺 'Pulmonary mucormycosis after heart transplantation: an uncommon case report' - published in the European Journal of Medical #CaseReports (EJMCR) on #ScienceOpen:
🔗 Discover STM Publishing Ltd, Ireland: https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.24911/ejmcr.173-1728576804
#InfectiousDiseases #HeartTransplant #PulmonaryMCR #MedicalMycology
<div xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="section"> <a class="named-anchor" id="d2863153e159"> <!-- named anchor --> </a> <h5 class="section-title" id="d2863153e160">Background:</h5> <p dir="auto" id="d2863153e162">Mucormycosis (MCR) is an uncommon but frequently deadly fungal infection that typically affects individuals with weakened immune systems. Pulmonary MCR, in particular, is most frequently observed in patients who have undergone stem cell or solid organ transplants. The incidence of MCR in solid organ transplant recipients is reported to be 0.07% within the first year. In almost 40% of these transplant patients, including the case we examined, the infection is diagnosed within the first 6 months after the transplant. </p> </div><div xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="section"> <a class="named-anchor" id="d2863153e164"> <!-- named anchor --> </a> <h5 class="section-title" id="d2863153e165">Case Presentation:</h5> <p dir="auto" id="d2863153e167">We report a rare case of a 67-year-old man who developed pulmonary MCR within 6 months after undergoing a heart transplant. A bronchoscopy was conducted, and Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction along with cultures of the broncho-alveolar samples tested positive for Mucorales. After consulting with experts from thoracic and vascular surgery, cardiology, pulmonology, and microbiology, and adhering to the expert guidelines, a semi-urgent source control procedure was recommended. This involved performing a thoracoscopic exploration of the right pleura, which was subsequently converted to a lateral thoracotomy, culminating in the resection of the right lower lobe. </p> </div><div xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="section"> <a class="named-anchor" id="d2863153e169"> <!-- named anchor --> </a> <h5 class="section-title" id="d2863153e170">Conclusion:</h5> <p dir="auto" id="d2863153e172">Invasive MCR is a rare but serious fungal infection with a high risk of illness and death, particularly in people with underlying health issues or weakened immune systems. The clinical and imaging manifestations can vary among patients based on their immune status and how they contracted the infection. Despite these variations, it is vital to maintain a high level of suspicion for MCR, as early diagnosis and the rapid initiation of surgical and antifungal treatments are critical for improving survival chances. </p> </div>
This is absolutely wild!
"Surgeons have performed the first fully robotic heart transplant in the U.S., using advanced robotic tools to avoid opening the chest. This technique involved precise incisions and accessing the heart through the preperitoneal space, preserving the chest wall."
#heartsurgery #hearttransplant #organtransplant
https://neurosciencenews.com/robotic-heart-transplant-29354/
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