US EditionToronto hospital performs Canada’s first heart transplant using a heart that stopped beating: UHN
The new technique could increase heart transplants in Canada by about 30%, addressing the shortage of viable donors and improving patient outcomes.
- In early September, surgeons at the University Health Network at Toronto General Hospital completed Canada’s first donation-after-circulatory-death heart transplant led by Dr. Seyed Alireza Rabi.
- With nearly 200 Canadians waiting, UHN says the DCC approach could increase the donor pool by 30.
- DCC recovers hearts after life support is withdrawn and the heart has stopped beating, and although these hearts face a brief oxygen gap, advances now allow successful transplants; Rabi says risks mirror traditional transplants with surgery lasting 7 to 8 hours.
- Because of the surgery, University Health Network says the transplant recipient is recovering very well and the method could increase heart transplants by 20 to 40 per cent, reducing waitlist deaths.
- Amid international practice dating back to 2014, Dr. Rabi led Canada’s first DCC heart transplant at UHN, with Dr. Forbes praising the team's expertise.
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Historic heart transplant using a heart that stopped beating, conducted in Canada
A groundbreaking moment in Canadian healthcare occurred when a Canadian surgeon completed the country’s first donation-after-death heart transplant in Toronto. At the University Health Network’s (UHN) Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Dr. Seyed Alireza Rabi led the team of doctors and nurses behind this historic procedure, Canada’s first donation after death heart transplant. “This is absolutely a transformation, […]
Toronto hospital performs Canada’s first heart transplant using a heart that stopped beating: UHN
Canada’s first-ever heart transplant using a heart, which had stopped beating before donation, has successfully been performed in Toronto, according to the University Health Network.
Canadian first: Heart transplant after death by circulatory criteria
In another Canadian first, a multidisciplinary team from UHN’s Peter Munk Cardiac Centre and Ajmera Transplant Centre transplanted a heart which had stopped beating before donation. University Health Network (UHN) is proud to announce the successful completion of Canada’s first donation after death by circulatory criteria (DCC) heart transplant, performed in early September, at UHN’s Toronto General Hospital. This procedure is a milestone in th…
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