Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Vertebral Artery Test or Wallenberg Test is a physical exam for vertebral artery insufficiency. Commonly, the VA test involves cervical spine motion to an end-range position of rotation, extension or a combination of both. At this point, the physician assesses for vertebrobasilar insufficiency (VBI) symptoms.
In 1984, he performed the world’s first successful paediatric heart transplant. [30] 1994–1995: John Wallwork: Wallwork performed the world's first heart-lung and liver transplant with Sir Roy Calne in 1986. [31] 1995–1996: Sharon Hunt: Pioneered work on post-operative care of heart transplant patients. [32] 1996–1997: William Baumgartner
A beating heart awaiting transplant. American medical researcher Simon Flexner was one of the first people to mention the possibility of heart transplantation. In 1907, he wrote the paper "Tendencies in Pathology," in which he said that it would be possible one day by surgery to replace diseased human organs – including arteries, stomach, kidneys and heart.
A transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) is the most common type of echocardiogram, which is a still or moving image of the internal parts of the heart using ultrasound.In this case, the probe (or ultrasonic transducer) is placed on the chest or abdomen of the subject to get various views of the heart.
It was established in 1981 as Heart Transplantation, and was renamed to the Journal of Heart Transplantation in 1984. It obtained its current name in 1991. It obtained its current name in 1991. It is published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation , of which is the official journal.
Blood compatibility testing is routinely performed before a blood transfusion.The full compatibility testing process involves ABO and RhD (Rh factor) typing; screening for antibodies against other blood group systems; and crossmatching, which involves testing the recipient's blood plasma against the donor's red blood cells as a final check for incompatibility.
Experimental and Clinical Transplantation is the official journal of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation. The scope of the journal includes surgical techniques, innovations, immunobiology and immunosuppression, clinical results and complications. Its editor-in-chief is Mehmet Haberal and there are six issues per year.
The journal publishes a yearly supplement, the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network and Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients Annual Data Report, which is a collection of data about transplant patients. [6] Another annual supplement is the collected abstracts submitted to the American Transplant Congress.