end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage renal disease
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The feat could open the door to more transplants for people living with HIV who have end-stage organ disease.
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Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Her son, Steve Cox, said the loss is especially painful because Zepeda had recently volunteered to donate one of her kidneys to him after he was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease.
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Steve Large,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The biological ventricular assist tissue in a patch, called BioVAT for short, was conceived as a bridge to either transplant, where wait times are long, or to implantation of a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, in end-stage heart failure.
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Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
27 May 2026
Troy was ultimately diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease due to hypertension.
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Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
Her son, Steve Cox, said the loss is especially painful because Zepeda had recently volunteered to donate one of her kidneys to him after he was diagnosed with end-stage renal disease.
—
Steve Large,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
The biological ventricular assist tissue in a patch, called BioVAT for short, was conceived as a bridge to either transplant, where wait times are long, or to implantation of a left ventricular assist device, or LVAD, in end-stage heart failure.
—
Elizabeth Cooney,
STAT,
27 May 2026
Troy was ultimately diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease due to hypertension.
—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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end-stage
adjective
: being or occurring in the final stages of a terminal disease or condition
end-stage liver failure
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