The Evolution of the Heart Transplant Surgical Technique

Mehmet H. Akay; Erik E. Suarez; O. H. Frazier

doi:10.14797/mdcvj.1572

The Evolution of the Heart Transplant Surgical Technique

Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal

Volume 21 (2025): Issue 3

By: Mehmet H. Akay , Erik E. Suarez and O. H. Frazier

Open Access

|May 2025

Abstract

This overview of the history of human cardiac transplant shares detailed illustrations to demonstrate how surgical procedures have improved since the first human transplant was performed in 1967 in Cape Town, South Africa.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1572 | Journal eISSN: 1947-6108

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Language: English

Page range: 25 - 32

Submitted on: Jan 24, 2025

Accepted on: Mar 27, 2025

Published on: May 15, 2025

Published by: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

heart transplantation,

orthotopic,

heterotopic,

surgical evolution

© 2025 Mehmet H. Akay, Erik E. Suarez, O. H. Frazier, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License.

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