"Baby Thrives After World's First Partial Heart Transplant"

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"Baby Thrives After World's First Partial Heart Transplant"
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Baby Owen Monroe became the first infant to undergo a partial heart transplant, with the implanted tissue growing with him, a feat never seen before in humans. The procedure, which salvages native heart tissue and only uses living donor tissue to replace defective parts, has shown promising results, with Owen's heart growing and functioning excellently. This breakthrough offers hope for other children with similar heart defects, potentially sparing them from repeated surgeries and improving their long-term outcomes.

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