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Clinical Articles / BY: David N. Landsberg, MD, May 2010
... After initial research probing societal views on this issue,[ 9 ] the first LAD transplant was perform­ed in ... to protect both the re­cipient and the donor. LAD kidneys may be given to a patient at the top of the wait list, or ... withdrawal.  The first DCD in BC occurred in November 2008. We believe that this donor source will increase the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marc W. Deyell, MD, FRCPC, June 2010
... and around the world has grown considerably since 1980. In 2008, 593 ICDs were implanted in British Columbia and 5811 ... However, some individuals with better-tolerated VT may be amenable to antiarrhythmic therapy or to ablation ... presented in  Table 1 . ICDs for primary prevention The issue of which patients should receive an ICD for the primary ...