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Advanced Heart Transplant in Vicenza

The San Bortolo hospital in Vicenza successfully performed a cutting-edge heart transplant from a donor in circulatory death, marking a significant advancement in organ transplantation.

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HealthItalySurgeryOrgan DonationHeart TransplantMedical Advance

San Bortolo HospitalPadua HospitalVerona HospitalTreviso HospitalRegional Transplant Coordination Center

Vinicio DanziGino GerosaPatrizia Simionato

How does this procedure differ from the standard heart transplant method?: The procedure involves taking the heart from a donor after cardiocirculatory death, requiring the team to confirm death using cardiological criteria before organ retrieval. This contrasts with the standard method using a brain-dead donor whose heart is stopped by the surgeon.
What collaborations were key to the successful completion of the surgery?: The success of the procedure highlights the synergy between the regional transplant coordination center, the Padua hospital's cardio-surgery department, and the San Bortolo team. The positive outcome is an important advancement for those waiting for organ transplants.
What type of heart transplant procedure was performed at the San Bortolo hospital?: The San Bortolo hospital in Vicenza, Italy performed an advanced heart transplant using a heart from a donor in circulatory death. This is a pioneering technique, first performed in Italy last year at the Padua hospital.
What challenges were involved in this heart transplant, and how were they addressed?: The heart was perfused, or supplied with blood and oxygen, to restart once transplanted into the recipient because it had been without a heartbeat for over 20 minutes. This complex technique requires collaboration between anesthesia, perfusion, and cardio-surgical teams.
What organs were harvested in addition to the heart, and where were they transplanted?: Besides the heart which was transplanted in Padua, other organs such as lungs, pancreas, liver, corneas, and kidneys were also successfully retrieved and transplanted to different hospitals, demonstrating the efficiency and coordination of the multi-hospital effort.

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