Pediatric heart transplant method developed by University of Alberta doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes: study (IMAGE)

University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

Pediatric heart transplant method developed by University of Alberta doctors allows for more surgeries, better outcomes: study

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Pediatric heart surgeon Lori West led a team that pioneered ABO-incompatible heart transplants after realizing that infants' immature immune systems wouldn't reject organs from donors of a different blood type.

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