First heart-transplant patient in southern region discharged
The first patient who had successfully underwent a heart transplant in the southern region was discharged from Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital on June 21, just 22 days after the surgery.
The first hear transplant operation in Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The whohad successfully underwent a heart transplant in the southern region wasdischarged from Ho Chi Minh City-based Cho Ray Hospital on June 21, just 22days after the surgery.
Doctor Nguyen Thai An, head of the hospital’sheart transplant department, said the male patient’s health is in stablecondition, with good recovery recorded.
An said if the patient strictly followsguidelines on postoperative care, he will get back to his normal life after atleast 2 or 3 months.
The patient, born in 1990 in the CentralHighlands province of Dak Nong, was diagnosed with heart failure and dilatedcardiomyopathy, a condition that enlarges the heart and stops it from pumpingblood efficiently. He has suffered from the diseases for the past three years.
The heart transplant, with assistance fromdoctors of Hanoi-based Vietnam-Germany Hospital, took place on May 29 andlasted for 140 minutes. The next day, the heart began normal functions.
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All organs used in the four operations came fromone donor, an 18-year-old girl who died in a traffic accident on May 19.-VNA
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The first hear transplant operation in Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) 
