A donor heart between cities used to race the clock; now it just commutes, with a tiny motor and a warm blanket.
London, Ont. hospital completes first Canadian heart-in-a-box transplant
London Health Sciences Centre performed Canada's first "heart in a box" transplant, using a portable perfusion device that keeps a donor heart beating and warm in transit instead of cold and still on ice. The technology extends the organ's usable window, letting teams reach donors farther away and take on hearts that might have been rejected before. The patient is recovering, and the hospital is preparing to offer the procedure to more recipients.
Source: London, Ont. hospital completes first Canadian heart-in-a-box transplant — r/UpliftingNews
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