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• Perceived Quality of Life in Patients with LVAD and Heart Transplant Rochester, Minn.

  The purpose of this study is to compare the experienced quality of life of patients who have received both a left ventricular assist device (LVAD), followed by a heart transplant and to measure the results.

• Pilot Study for the Evaluation of Cellular Mediators Indicative of Active Organ Regeneration Rochester, Minn.

  The purpose of this study is to characterize the readily available (circulating in peripheral blood) mediators of cell proliferation in individuals undergoing living liver donation.