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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03Mar/14

Married for 71 years, a husband and wife die of heart failure just days apart – Naples Daily News


Daily Mail

Married for 71 years, a husband and wife die of heart failure just days apart
Naples Daily News
FORT MEADE, Fla. (AP) — A Central Florida couple married for 71 years died just days apart. The Ledger of Lakeland reports Arno and Myrtle Birdsong were remembered by more than 100 people who attended their funeral on Saturday at the First Church of 
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