The need for hearts by patients waiting for a transplant always exceeds supply. We need more hearts! But we’d have more if they were kept functioning within the body for a short time following the death of the donor.
“Patients who receive a transplant live on average a further 13 to 16 years,” says John Louca, who wrote a study on the matter for Cambridge University.
“The biggest problem they face is getting access to a donated heart.”
