First heart transplant carried out in the Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo
The General Hospital Plaza de la Salud announced today that they had carried out the first heart transplant in the Dominican Republic.
The process was carried out on young Estephany Moreno, a 22 years old, whom has a history of postpartum dilated Cardiomyopathy with a two years of evolution and suffered from a debilitated heart.
The procedure was performed yesterday by a team of 25 doctors, all Dominicans, including 16 specialists.
The information was provided by the Chairman of the Board of the Plaza de la Salud, Dr. Julio Amado Castanos Guzman, who emphasized that this is a milestone in the history of medicine in the Dominican Republic.
He further stated that with this procedure starts the heart transplant program in this hospital, which has performed 75 transplants from donors of different organs.
The medical team that accompanied Dr. Castanos Guzman said the patient is evolving satisfactorily and that the heart from a deceased donor, had a compatibility matching of one hundred percent with the beneficiary, who has two children and lives in Sabana Perdida.
Moreno had been interned for two weeks in the center without health insurance, so costs will be borne by the half publicly funded hospital. The patient had no unusual complications.
Santo Domingo
The General Hospital Plaza de la Salud announced today that they had carried out the first heart transplant in the Dominican Republic.
The process was carried out on young Estephany Moreno, a 22 years old, whom has a history of postpartum dilated Cardiomyopathy with a two years of evolution and suffered from a debilitated heart.
The procedure was performed yesterday by a team of 25 doctors, all Dominicans, including 16 specialists.
The information was provided by the Chairman of the Board of the Plaza de la Salud, Dr. Julio Amado Castanos Guzman, who emphasized that this is a milestone in the history of medicine in the Dominican Republic.
He further stated that with this procedure starts the heart transplant program in this hospital, which has performed 75 transplants from donors of different organs.
The medical team that accompanied Dr. Castanos Guzman said the patient is evolving satisfactorily and that the heart from a deceased donor, had a compatibility matching of one hundred percent with the beneficiary, who has two children and lives in Sabana Perdida.
Moreno had been interned for two weeks in the center without health insurance, so costs will be borne by the half publicly funded hospital. The patient had no unusual complications.