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First in France: a transplanted heart reused for a second patient

A 61-year-old man received a heart that had been transplanted eight days earlier into a first patient.

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This unprecedented reuse in France was performed at an unspecified hospital.

It paves the way for optimizing the use of cardiac grafts, which are often in short supply.

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Cette technique pourrait réduire les délais d'attente pour les greffes cardiaques, en augmentant le nombre de greffons disponibles. Elle nécessite cependant des protocoles stricts pour garantir la sécurité des patients.

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