US Surgeons Complete First-Ever Heart Transplant Using Robotics

US surgeons complete first-ever heart transplant using robotics

The patient, a 45-year-old man hospitalized for months with severe heart failure, became the first in the United States to receive a heart transplant using a minimally invasive, robot-assisted technique. Unlike traditional transplants that require splitting the breastbone to open the chest, this procedure uses a sophisticated surgical robot to...Read Entire Article

For Heart Transplant Patients, Blood Test May Detect Rejection Earlier and More Easily

Following a heart transplant, patients must undergo surgical biopsies so that clinicians can monitor for signs of organ rejection.