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'Expanded criteria nonbeating-heart' kidneys don't do well in elderly transplant patients
11-04-2007 · EurekAlert!For older patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the results of kidney transplants from "expanded criteria nonbeating-heart" donors are not good, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 40th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Francisco.
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