Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

What's New in Heart Transplantation?

June 27, 2024 Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute
What's New in Heart Transplantation?
Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals
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Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals
What's New in Heart Transplantation?
Jun 27, 2024
Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute

The first heart transplant was in 1967. In 1968, the first heart transplantation at Cleveland Clinic was performed.  Much has changed over the last 50 years. Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD,  Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation  and Mechanical Circulatory Support, discusses what's new in heart transplantation.  

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The first heart transplant was in 1967. In 1968, the first heart transplantation at Cleveland Clinic was performed.  Much has changed over the last 50 years. Michael Zhen-Yu Tong, MD,  Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation  and Mechanical Circulatory Support, discusses what's new in heart transplantation.