Geneva hospital does partial heart transplant in a first for Europe

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Doctors have replaced the defective valves of a teenager's heart, without having to change the entire organ, which could change the deal for thousands of children.

Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF)

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In Geneva, a patient received a partial heart transplant, a technique that was only used in the USA.

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In Geneva, physicians successfully transplanted part of a donor heart to a 12-year-old boy, making the difficult operation the first time in Europe.

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This Tuesday, the Geneva University Hospitals announced a European first: the transplantation of heart valves in a 12-year-old child who had already undergone three open-heart operations. This new technique avoids further operations, reduces the risk of discharges and is expected to increase the number of hearts available for transplantation...

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At the University Hospital Center Ljubljana, the Berlin Heart device was successfully implanted in a small child for the first time, opening up new treatment options for the youngest patients with heart failure.