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Beating-heart op set to save lives
Pioneering transplant technology will save lives, say doctors who've just performed the UK's first beating-heart transplant. Donor hearts are normally stopped and packed in ice, but the new kit keeps hearts beating - buying vital time to deliver tickers in tip-top condition.
Antenna investigates...






UK's first beating-heart opUK
Keeping a transplant ticker beatingKeeping a transplant ticker beating
Checking a heart's healthChecking a heart
Transplant revolutionTransplant revolution
 

 

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