Cardiac Consult: A Cleveland Clinic Podcast for Healthcare Professionals

What's New in Heart Transplantation?

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.