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Andy Kavanagh, from Coolock, was 19 years old when he underwent the transplant at the Mater Hospital, where it was operated on by renowned surgeons Maurice Nelligan and Freddie Wood. …

Mater Misericordier University Hospital is celebrating 38 years since the surgery on the country's longest-living heart transplant patient. Andy Kavanagh was just 19 years old when he underwent surgery in …

Introduction Hypertension after renal transplantation is a common phenomenon with an estimated prevalence of 70–90% in adults and 58–89% in children (1–3). Long-standing hypertension has been associated with allograft dysfunction, …

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Siobhan takls about how the impact of an infection, coupled with her existing diabetes, left her with kidney failure, and how her …

The 38-year-old father-of-two, from Tallanstown, County Louth, is looking forward to taking part in a 5km memorial run in Dublin's Phoenix Park next Sunday in honour of those who have …

Ireland's longest surviving heart transplant survivor has said he would not have survived without the sacrifices of his grieving family. Andy Kavanagh underwent surgery Dublin In 1986, when he was …

Tomas tells us about the liver condition he suffered with since his late teens, and how it eventually lead to a transplant, telling us …

John Brennan, from Louth, who received a heart transplant in 2018 and is on the waiting list for a kidney transplant, welcomes the new laws which mean anyone can become …

A 58-year-old Dublin man who holds the record for being the oldest person to receive a heart transplant in Ireland has paid a moving tribute to his donor's family's life-saving …