Lessons From 500 Heart Transplants

Charanjit (Chet) S Rihal, MD, Sudhir S Kushwaha, MD, and Brooks S Edwards, MD, review when a ventricular assist device or transplant should be considered as Mayo Clinic celebrates its 500th heart transplant.

Lowering Rejection Risk in Organ Transplants - Mayo Clinic

Among the more than 120,000 Americans waiting for an organ transplant, thousands are told their likelihood of rejection may be too high to take the risk. However, at Mayo Clinic, some of these highly-sensitized patients are still being ...

Grand Rounds: The Establishment of a Hand and Face Transplant Center

Steven Moran, M.D., presents The Establishment of a Hand and Face Transplant Center.

Circulatory Failure Tutorial: When to Consider LVAD Therapy, When to Consider Transplant

This video is a taste of Mayo Clinic's Circulatory Failure Tutorials. When to Choose LVAD Therapy and When to Consider Transplant is covered.

Stem Cell Transplantation as a Treatment for Multiple Myeloma - Mayo Clinic

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells, which are found in the bone marrow or blood-producing tissue that fills spaces within the bones.

Viral Cardiomyopathy: Causes, Diagnosis and Treating - Mayo Clinic

Daniel S. Yip, M.D., transplant cardiologist and director of heart failure and heart transplant at Mayo Clinic in Florida, talks about the causes, diagnosis and treatments of viral cardiomyopathy.

Ventricular Assist Devices as Bridge to Transplantation: Therapy Options

In this video, Mayo Clinic heart surgeon John Stulak, M.D., discusses ventricular assist device therapy options for less sick patients with advanced heart failure.

Graft vs. Host Disease (GVHD) - Mayo Clinic

Graft vs. host disease is a rare disease, a complication of bone marrow transplantation. In this video, Mayo Clinic hematologist Dr. Shahrukh Hashmi describes the condition and Mayo Clinic's unique approach to prevent and treat the condition.

Surgical Combination Shows Promise for Obese Patients with End-Stage Liver Failure

Combining bariatric surgery with liver transplant shows promise for patients with medically-complicated obesity and end-stage liver failure, Mayo Clinic researchers recently reported in the American Journal of Transplantation.