Second heart transplant attempt fails in Brooklyn
At Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn, Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz and a 22 member team announced the second heart transplant attempt in four days ended in failure. The 24 week old recipient died 12 hours after receiving the heart from a two day old donor. The team plans to try again despite the setback.
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In Cape Town a 55 year old grocer received a donor heart from Denise Darvall in a five hour operation. The case, first of its kind, prompts debate over ethics and donor rights while doctors pursue measures to prevent rejection and infections.
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