Transplant Patient to Highlight Need for Organ Donation at Rose Parade Newswise (press release) Newswise ā LOS ANGELES ā Dec. 27, 2012 ā Kevin Riepl arrived at Cedars-Sinai in October 2010, suffering from sudden heart failure that left him fighting for his life. Surgeons swiftly installed a heart pump and later transplanted a new heart, saving ... |