Experience acquired after 34 years of the first heart transplantation in Mexico

On July 21, 1988, a successful heart transplant was carried out for the first time in Mexico; 34 years later, several hospitals in the country have performed this procedure. We present information and comments on the results obtained within this period at Mexican Social Security Institute La Raza Na...

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Published inGaceta médica de México Vol. 159; no. 1; pp. 69 - 73
Main Author Careaga-Reyna, Guillermo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mexico 2023
Subjects
Heart Transplantation
Hospitals, General
Humans
Kidney Transplantation
Mexico
Social Security
Mexico
Heart failure
Organ donation
Heart-kidney transplantation
Falla cardiaca
Harvesting
Heart transplantation
Trasplante corazón-riñón
Donación de órganos
Procuración
Trasplante de corazón
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Summary:On July 21, 1988, a successful heart transplant was carried out for the first time in Mexico; 34 years later, several hospitals in the country have performed this procedure. We present information and comments on the results obtained within this period at Mexican Social Security Institute La Raza National Medical Center "Dr. Gaudencio González Garza" General Hospital, where 234 transplants have been performed (one out of every three carried out throughout the country), with a short- and mid-term survival comparable to that reported in the rest of the world. This hospital is the only center that performs simultaneous heart-kidney transplantation and elective heart re-transplantation, with favorable results.
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ISSN:0016-3813
DOI:10.24875/GMM.M22000741