Innovative Techniques Boost Heart Transplant Success and Availability
Surgeons at Duke University successfully resuscitated a 'dead' heart on the operating table and transplanted it into a baby, demonstrating a new technique that could increase the donor pool and address ethical concerns by reanimating hearts outside the donor's body. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt University developed a method to preserve hearts without reanimation, further advancing transplant options. Both approaches aim to save more infant lives and expand the possibilities of organ donation.