An surgery in (Photo: VNA)HCM City (VNA) – Doctors at Cho Ray
hospital in Ho Chi Minh City successfully carried out a for
the first time, with support from doctors of Hanoi’s Vietnam – Germany
Hospital.
The male patient, born in 1990 in the
Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, was diagnosed with heart failure and
dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition which enlarges the heart and stops it from
pumping blood efficiently. He has suffered from the diseases for the past three
years.
The heart transplant took place on May 29
and lasted for 140 minutes. The next day, the heart began normal functions.
It will take a month to see if his body accepts
the new organ.
Also on May 29, the hospital conducted one
liver and two kidney transplants.
All organs used in the four operations came
from one donor, an 18-year-old girl who died in a traffic accident on May
19.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
