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Southern California boy receives pediatric partial heart transplant, making history in California

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History was made after a team of surgeons successfully performed a pediatric partial heart transplant in Southern California for the first time. Ymiliano Hernandez, 12, was born with truncus arteriosis, a rare congenital heart defect. “In this condition, one large blood vessel leads out of the heart, instead of two,” according to the Mayo Clinic. “Having only one large blood vessel means that oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich blood mix. This mixing re…

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Southern California boy receives pediatric partial heart transplant, making history in California

History was made after a team of surgeons successfully performed a pediatric partial heart transplant in Southern California for the first time. Ymiliano Hernandez, 12, was born with truncus arteriosis, a rare congenital heart defect. “In this condition, one large blood vessel leads out of the heart, instead of two,” according to the Mayo Clinic. “Having only one large blood vessel means that oxygen-poor and oxygen-rich blood mix. This mixing re…

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First pediatric partial heart transplant in southern California at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

Partial heart transplant procedure offers lifelong solution for patients, reducing need for surgeries Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital has performed the first pediatric partial heart transplant in southern California, a pioneering procedure that could transform the future of heart valve replacement. The 15-hour procedure was performed by a team led by cardiothoracic surgeon Anees Razzouk, MD, on January 21. The patient, 12-year-old Ymil…

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Inland Empire Community NewsInland Empire Community News

First Pediatric Partial Heart Transplant in SoCal at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital has performed the first pediatric partial heart transplant in southern California, a pioneering procedure that could transform the future of heart valve replacement. The 15-hour procedure was performed by a team led by cardiothoracic surgeon Anees Razzouk, MD, on January 21. The patient, 12-year-old Ymiliano Hernandez, was born with truncus arteriosus, a rare congenital heart defect in which a single blo…

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