04Mar/14

Firefighters help 'big-hearted' fellow volunteer awaiting heart transplant – Poughkeepsie Journal

Firefighters help ‘big-hearted’ fellow volunteer awaiting heart transplant
Poughkeepsie Journal
Mikey Cabrera Jr., a 45-year-old Chelsea Fire Company volunteer and resident, is awaiting heart transplant surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, said his friend and fellow firefighter Sean Cahill. Cabrera is on a heart transplant list

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03Mar/14

Living with someone else's heart in his chest, he reaches a 25-year milestone … – Washington Post


Washington Post

Living with someone else’s heart in his chest, he reaches a 25-year milestone
Washington Post
According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, the 10-year survival rate for heart transplant surgery is about 56 percent. They often face post-surgical complications including primary graft dysfunction, which occurs when the new donor heart

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