- A donor heart was successfully transported across the Atlantic Ocean on a long commercial flight for the first time.
- The heart was successfully transported from the French West Indies to Paris, covering a distance of over 6,750 km.
- Before being transplanted into a 70-year-old man at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital in France, the donor's heart was preserved for over 12 hours.
- The achievement was made possible by a special transport case that keeps the heart cool and the organ oxygenated throughout the long journey.
- This breakthrough heart transplant could increase access to unused donor hearts, which can now be safely transported across long distances.
Source: PYOK