18^th successful Heart Transplant Procedure at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Heart and Lung Transplant Center

The 18^th heart transplant procedure was performed successfully on a patient with acute heart failure at Imam Reza Hospital for Heart and Lung Transplant affiliated to Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

According to WebDa, Dr. Mohammad Abbasi Tashnizi, director of Imam Reza Hospitals’ Heart Surgery unit stated that: the heart transplant procedure was performed on a 37 year old patient suffering from heart failure. After receiving a heart from Montaseriyeh Transplant Center, the actual procedure was done at Imam Reza Hospital at the hands of the university’s heart transplant team.

He stated that: the patient had been waiting for a long period in the waiting list for heart. Finally, on July 13^th, 2016, the patient, Javad Arab, who was brain-dead due to an accident, underwent heart surgery, after his parent’s consent was given and was transferred to the ICU unit in order to receive special care.

It is worth noting that: the heart receiver is currently residing at the ICU unit of the hospital and receiving special care and is in a healthy state. He will be transferred to the heart unit after a few days.