Clinical Briefing: Comprehensive Care at Every Stage of Heart Failure
The Heart Failure and Transplantation Program at the Hospital of the
University of Pennsylvania (HUP) has developed a multidisciplinary algorithm
for heart failure management that reflects the chronic, progressive
nature of the disease. Thus, the program provides a seamless continuum
of care to address heart failure, its effects and comorbidities from
its earliest stages onward.
Clinical Briefing: Transplantation for Diabetic Patients with Kidney Disease
Home to one of the oldest and most-established kidney transplant programs
in the world, the Penn Transplant Institute is among the few transplant
centers currently providing comprehensive care for diabetic patients
with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Diabetes is associated with a mortality
rate that exceeds 50% within three years of dialysis initiation.
Medical Indications for Liver Transplantation
Despite great strides in surgical technique and operative technologies,
a variety of challenging medical issues continue to confront centers
specializing in liver transplantation. Chief among these are the
management of active HCV infection prior to surgery, and the prevention
of recurrent liver disease and graft rejection in the months following
surgery.
Sleep and Gastroesophageal Reflux
Clinical studies and case reports have long defined the relationship
between acid reflux and sleep disorders in patients with gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) as one of simple cause and effect. Recent studies
suggest, however, that the association is much more complex.
Referring Physicians: To speak with a Penn physician
or refer a patient, contact PennHealth through the secure online
referral form or by calling
1-800-789-PENN
(7366).
