The Evolution of the Heart Transplant Surgical Technique

Mehmet H. Akay; Erik E. Suarez; O. H. Frazier

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1572

The Evolution of the Heart Transplant Surgical Technique

Mehmet H. Akay, Erik E. Suarez, O. H. Frazier

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Abstract

This overview of the history of human cardiac transplant shares detailed illustrations to demonstrate how surgical procedures have improved since the first human transplant was performed in 1967 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	25-32
Number of pages	8
Journal	Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal
Volume	21
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1572
State	Published - 2025

Keywords

heart transplantation
heterotopic
orthotopic
surgical evolution

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General Medicine

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