Oct 11, 2020
Doctors in Nashville perform world’s first dual heart and lung transplant on COVID-19 patient
Posted by Heather Blevins in category: biotech/medical
Great news! 🙏
Shah said the patient’s battle with COVID-19 seriously damaged his lungs and may have also further damaged his heart. By September, the patient was critically ill with advanced heart and lung disease. He was referred to VUMC from the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
“He was slipping fast, in and out of the hospital and certainly by the time we operated on him, his heart was really done,” Shah said.