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Uploaded by UCSDMedicalCenter on Feb 23, 2011
This Valentine's Day, Tyson Smith woke up with a brand new outlook and two beating hearts -- his old failing heart and a newly transplanted heart. "I can tell that I am getting stronger every day," said Smith.
The team from the UC San Diego Center for Transplantation performed a rare, life-saving cardiac surgery called heterotopic heart transplantation, where Smith's own heart remained in place while a second donor heart was implanted. He now has two beating hearts.
In this photograph of the "piggyback transplant," patient Smith's orginal heart is at the bottom; his newly transplanted donor heart is at the top.
"Mr. Smith is a pioneer among heart transplant patients," said Jack Copeland, MD, professor of surgery and director of cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support at UC San Diego Health System. "This is a very rare procedure, but one worth having in the tool kit of options in cardiac replacement. It's a safe operation with an average survival of 10 years."
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This man has such a big heart <33
flyingbrad 1 year ago 4
Why is it called a biggy pack? In this case wouldn't it be a monkey back?
DJstoopnig 1 year ago