Monday, November 17, 2008
Same-Sex heart transplants produce fewer rejections.
Researchers at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore have found that the chance of long-term survival after a heart transplant rises if the person getting the new heart is the same sex as the donor.
The study of more than 18,000 operations found death rates rose by a fifth above average levels if it was a woman who had received a man's heart, while same -sex transplants had lower rejection rates.
Same-sex transplants had lower rates of rejection over the next few years.
The study of more than 18,000 operations found death rates rose by a fifth above average levels if it was a woman who had received a man's heart, while same -sex transplants had lower rejection rates.
Same-sex transplants had lower rates of rejection over the next few years.
Labels: fewer rejections., Heart transplants, Same-Sex
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