Blood test enables heart-transplant recipients to undergo fewer biopsies, study shows
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
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.