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Thursday, 25.04.2024, 03:47
Estonian man gets new heart in Finland
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In the course of the eight-hour surgery the patient received a donor heart
from Finland, spokespeople for PERH said on Friday.
"The period after the operation has gone as planned. The patient will
return to Estonia on Friday," said Taal who has taken part in a heart
transplant surgery before in cooperation with Finnish doctors, but it was the
first time he performed the procedure on an Estonian patient.
More than 500 heart transplant surgeries have been carried out at HYKS in
30 years. According to Taal, Estonian doctors have also gained a lot of
experience by operating in Finland.
Good cooperation with HYKS and funding by the Estonian Health Insurance
Fund have made the procedure available also to Estonian patient. By today, four
Estonian patients have received a new heart.
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