Tim Andrews, 67, is still alive and is back on the waiting list for a human donor. However, the success of his highly experimental procedure means more patients are scheduled to get genetically modified animal organs.
A new study published in JAMA, which looked at fee-for-service Medicare records from 2013–2023, found that overall participation has trended upward. However, the details paint a complicated picture.
Research that followed patients for more than 13 years suggests increases in ECG PR interval, P‐wave duration and PTFV1 are associated with increased AFib risk in this cohort.
There were no statistical differences in overall complication rates between the traditional and expedited groups, but there were marked savings and shorter hospital stays.
The past four years have witnessed major advancements in medical science’s drive to unravel the complexities of the human immune system. We have the COVID-19 pandemic to thank for much of the progress.
