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By giving patients living tissue, partial heart transplants could offer a more durable option that doesn’t require blood thinners, he said. 0.800

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Simplified: Partial heart transplants could offer a more durable option that doesn’t require blood thinners according to the speaker

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These medications can complicate pregnancy and limit strenuous activity, said Dr. William Hiesinger, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Stanford Health Care. 0.900

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Simplified: Blood thinner medications can complicate pregnancy and limit strenuous activity according to Dr William Hiesinger

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Mechanical valves require recipients to be on blood thinners for life, since the prosthetic increases the risk of blood clots. 0.900

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Simplified: Mechanical valves require recipients to be on blood thinners for life because the prosthetic increases blood clot risk

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Cadaveric or animal valves degrade over time and need to be replaced roughly every 15 years, Dr. Turek said, whereas partial valves can maintain and repair themselves. 0.900

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Simplified: Cadaveric or animal valves degrade and need replacement roughly every 15 years according to Dr Turek partial valves can maintain and repair themselves

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His valves are healthy and still growing, said his mother, Lorna. 0.800

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Simplified: Owen's valves are healthy and still growing according to his mother Lorna

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Valve growth isn’t as relevant for adults. 0.900

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Simplified: Valve growth is not as relevant for adults

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In an analysis on eight patients who received partial heart transplants at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, most developed antibodies against the donated valve, which may be li... 0.900

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Simplified: Most patients developed antibodies against donated valve in NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital analysis

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In the new study, nine infants were tracked for about a year, on average, during which their valves doubled in size. 1.000

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Simplified: Nine infants were tracked for about a year in study their valves doubled in size

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With partial heart transplants, the team at Duke was able to wean patients down to roughly a quarter of the usual amount of immunosuppressant drugs, Dr. Turek said. 1.000

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Simplified: Duke team weaned partial heart transplant patients to quarter of usual immunosuppressant drugs Dr Turek said

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But none of these options expand as patients grow, so children born with valve defects often need three to five open-heart surgeries before they reach adulthood, Dr. Rajab said. 1.000

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Simplified: Children with valve defects often need three to five open-heart surgeries before adulthood Dr Rajab said

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According to an analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing data, around 43 percent of donor hearts from children and young adults go unused. 1.000

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Simplified: 43 percent of donor hearts from children and young adults go unused according to UNOS data

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Most have taken place at Duke, and a new study, published Wednesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association, offers the first systematic analysis of partial heart transplants, tracking Owen... 1.000

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Simplified: Most partial heart transplants have taken place at Duke a JAMA study tracks Owen and 18 other patients

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In the United States, more than 2,000 children and 100,000 adults are on the transplant waiting list. 1.000

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Simplified: More than 2000 children and 100000 adults are on US transplant waiting list

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Contact your medical provider if you experience serious health problems caused by smoke. 1.000

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Simplified: Contact your medical provider if you experience serious health problems caused by smoke

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Owen is one of fewer than 50 people who has undergone this operation, a new way to repair various life-threatening heart defects with living tissue. 1.000

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Simplified: Fewer than 50 people have undergone partial heart transplant

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Almost half of infants die within a month of this operation, and two-thirds are dead within a year. 1.000

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Simplified: Almost half of infants die within a month of truncus arteriosus surgery two-thirds die within a year

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On April 22, 2022, after eight hours of surgery, Dr. Turek completed the first successful partial heart transplant on Owen, who was just 17 days old at the time, his heart the size of a strawberry. 1.000

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Simplified: Dr Turek completed first successful partial heart transplant on 17-day-old Owen April 22 2022 after eight hours

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Within a few hours, he was in end-stage heart failure, with 20 to 30 intravenous medications barely keeping him alive. 1.000

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Simplified: Owen Monroe was in end-stage heart failure with 20 to 30 IV medications

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The arteries in his heart that transport blood to the lungs and the rest of the body were fused together, leaving only a single, faulty pipeline. 1.000

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Simplified: Owen Monroe's heart arteries were fused leaving single faulty pipeline

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If you have heart or lung disease or respiratory illnesses such as asthma, follow your health care provider’s advice about prevention and treatment of symptoms. 1.000

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Simplified: Follow your health care provider's advice about prevention and treatment of symptoms if you have heart or lung disease or respiratory illnesses

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