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Surgeons successfully transplant a heart that had stopped beating

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In a world first, surgeons at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia have successfully transplanted a “dead” heart into a patient. Thanks to the use of a revolutionary preservation solution, developed by the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute and St Vincent’s Hospital, the doctors were able to resuscitate and transplant the donor heart after it had stopped beating for up to 20-30 minutes.
via Gizmag

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Image: Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute

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