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Growing need for liver transplants in Colorado

Colorado hospitals are seeing more people diagnosed with liver disease and in need of a transplant.

February 15, 2024
 
Graphic of a human body with the liver visible.

Dr. Tom Heffron, transplant surgeon from Presbyterian/St. Luke's, discusses the growing trend of younger patients needing liver transplants due to alcohol-related liver disease.

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Published:
February 15, 2024
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Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center

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