New blood test to determine patients at low risk for rejection of transplanted hearts

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New blood test to determine patients at low risk for rejection of transplanted hearts

After his heart transplant in 2005, Ramon Llenado underwent a biopsy every week, then every month, then every three months. Most heart transplant patients face a lifetime of these invasive tests, which involve snipping out tiny pieces of heart to check for possible organ rejection.

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Tags: Heart, Organ Transplantation, Heart Transplant, Lab Test, Transplantation