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2. Heart transplantation - Wikipedia

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   Post-operative survival periods average 15 years. [3] Heart transplantation is not considered to be a cure for heart disease; rather it is a life-saving treatment intended to improve the quality and duration of life for a recipient. [4]

3. Philip Blaiberg - Wikipedia

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   Philip Blaiberg (24 May 1909 – 17 August 1969) was a South African dentist and the third person to receive a heart transplant. [1] On 2 January 1968, in Cape Town, Dr. Christiaan Barnard performed the third heart transplant in the world on the 59 year old Blaiberg (Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz performed the world's second heart transplant, on a baby in the US, three days after Dr. Barnard performed ...

4. List of organ transplant donors and recipients - Wikipedia

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   First human heart transplant: Christiaan Barnard: Louis Washkansky: Denise Darvall: Transplant was only good for 18 days. Washkansky died on December 21, 1967. December 3, 1967 18 days [4] First Heart and Lung Transplant: Brenda Barber 1984 - UK's first successful heart and lung transplant 1984 10 years First human hand transplant

5. Probe of Jackson’s suspended heart transplant program ... - AOL

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   Generally, heart transplant programs — like heart-pump implants — are judged on a variety of metrics, ranging from survival rates to length of time spent on waiting lists.

6. This woman can walk for miles — less than 5 years after heart ...

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   Kathy Augustine was only 28 years old when she was rushed to the hospital for emergency heart surgery in 2017. Now she can walk for miles at a time.

7. ABO-incompatible transplantation - Wikipedia

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   This is known as ABO-incompatible (ABOi) transplantation. During the initial study period of 1996–2001, allowing for ABOi heart transplantation reduced infant mortality from 58% to 7%. [4] Graft survival and patient mortality is approximately the same between ABOi and ABOc recipients.

8. Oklahoma Baby Celebrates His 1st Birthday at Home After Heart ...

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   An Oklahoma baby is celebrating his first birthday two months after having a life-saving heart transplant. ... Parker's “best option” for survival. He spent 198 days waiting on the hair ...

9. Derrick Morris - Wikipedia

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   Morris is said to have been instrumental in a sea change in public opinion about this type of surgery. Morris promoted campaigns to fight heart disease and was effectively both a benchmark and a "poster child" for signing up potential organ donors. [5] His survival and his lifetime example was called a transplant medicine "inspiration" by Yacoub.