"Infant Flourishes Following World's First Successful Partial Heart Transplant"
Owen Monroe, an infant with a heart defect, has thrived a year after undergoing the world's first partial heart transplant at Duke Health. The innovative procedure involved transplanting heart valves and arteries from a donated heart, which has allowed Owen to grow normally without the need for multiple surgeries or high doses of immunosuppressants. This success has led to 12 other children receiving similar life-saving treatments and plans for a full clinical trial to potentially increase heart availability for transplants.