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Breakthrough in heart transplantation: Michigan's first beating-heart transplants - EurekAlert
Ken Miller of Ferndale, Mich., woke up on his 58th birthday to extraordinary news: he was the recipient of the first beating-heart transplant in the state of Michigan, and one of few people in the country to ever undergo the surgery that promises better outcomes and more access to donor hearts. In the groundbreaking surgical procedure, the transplant team at Henry Ford Hospital, led by cardiac and transplant surgeon Dr. Kyle Miletic, successfully implanted Miller’s new heart while it was still beating. Dr. Miletic and the team completed another beating-heart transplant, believed to be the second in the state, less than three weeks later.
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