Introducción: Los antígenos específicos de plaquetas, conocidos como antígenos de plaquetas humanas (HPA, del inglés human platelet antigens), se incluyen dentro del espectro de antígenos de histocompatibilidad no-HLA, debido a que los anticuerpos anti-HPA participan en el rechazo del trasplante, a...
ABSTRACT Heart transplantation is currently the definitive gold standard surgical approach in the treatment of refractory heart failure. However, the shortage of donors limits the achievement of a greater number of heart transplants, in which the use of mechanical circulatory support devices is increasin...
ABSTRACT Vascularized pancreas transplantation is the only treatment that establishes normal glucose levels and normalizes glycosylated hemoglobin levels in type 1 diabetic patients. The first vascularized pancreas transplant was performed by William Kelly and Richard Lillehei, to treat a type 1 diabetes...
