11 things to know about heart transplants (from a team that has performed 500 of them)

The Nebraska Medicine heart transplant team is celebrating their 500th heart transplant. And wow, are their hearts full.

“Performing 500 transplants gives a second chance at life for so many people,” says Brian Lowes, MD, PhD. Dr. Lowes specializes in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology. He credits the exciting milestone to the team’s advanced expertise. “We’re using the next generation of technology here. And our surgeons are going farther and farther to get more organs ready for transplant.” Read the full article from Nebraska Medicine.