# Toddler thriving after world’s first partial heart transplant

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/toddler-thriving-after-worlds-first-partial-heart-transplant/
- Published: 2024-01-13T09:30:58-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: Duke Health / UCLA Histology / Roger A. Gorski / Freethink. Article by Kristin Houser. Freethink &#8211; January 7, 2024. A toddler is thriving nearly two years after undergoing the world’s first partial heart transplant, according to a new study published by his doctors at Duke Health. “This publication is proof that this technology works, this idea works, and can be used to [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.freethink.com Video: Saving Two Babies’ Lives With One Pioneering Approach to Heart Valve Transplantation &#8211; Columbia University Department of Surgery &nbsp;