Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant patient
Bert Janssen was 17 when he underwent heart transplant surgery following a tragic car crash in which two young adults died.
Mon Mar 04 2024
Longest-surviving heart transplant patient breaks world record
Bert Janssen, from the Netherlands, has survived 39 years with the donor heart he received at Harefield Hospital in London in the 1980s.
Thu Feb 08 2024
Two pig heart transplants succeed in brain-dead recipients
The hearts functioned normally, with no signs of rejection during the three-day experiments in June and July, according to researchers.
Wed Jul 13 2022
Son calls father's pig-heart transplant a miracle of science
The surgery is among the first to demonstrate the feasibility of a pig-to-human heart transplant.
Fri Jan 14 2022
Two-month-old Spanish baby saved by pioneering heart transplant
The operation was complicated as the donor was at a hospital in a different Spanish region and the heart stopped beating for a few minutes.
Tue May 18 2021
Dr Yahya: The Man Who Tun M Trusted with His Heart
AWANI Reviews meets the heart surgeon who carrying out the first heart transplant locally and had a leading role in setting up the Institut Jantung Negara where he operated on Tun Ms heart.
Mon Jun 25 2018
Arshad to undergo surgery Oct 30 - Antashah
The baby who had been suffering from biliary atresia (a liver disease) since birth, Arshad Imanshah Antashah is scheduled to begin the heart transplant surgery on Oct 30.
Sat Oct 04 2014
Tan Sri Dr Yahya Awang is among Merdeka Awards recepients
Tan Sri Dr Yahya Awang, who successfully performed the first heart transplant in Malaysia, is among five recipients of the prestigous Merdeka Award 2013
Thu Oct 17 2013
Argentine woman gives birth after heart transplant
In what doctors Tuesday said was a medical first, an Argentine woman with a transplanted heart gave birth to a baby girl following an in vitro fertilization.
Tue Jan 29 2013