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Pediatric heart transplant method developed by U of A doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes: Study

Blood type-incompatible heart transplant surgery for infants under the age of two pioneered in Canada, now used worldwide

Pediatric heart transplant method developed by U of A doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes: Study
2021-03-26
(Press-News.org) A pediatric heart transplant procedure pioneered by Canadian doctors--once deemed impossible--has been shown to be at least as effective as the traditional approach, according to END

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[Press-News.org] Pediatric heart transplant method developed by U of A doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes: Study
Blood type-incompatible heart transplant surgery for infants under the age of two pioneered in Canada, now used worldwide