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Get the Facts About Heart Transplants
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Fast Facts about Heart Transplant
Get the facts about Heart Transplant InfographicThe first human heart transplant was performed in South Africa in 1967. Over the past half-century, advances in technology have led to dramatically longer life expectancies for patients, and now most heart transplant recipients return to full, active lives after a procedure.