Mayo Clinic performs heart transplant using new technology for the 1st time in AZ

A Lake Havasu City man recently became the first patient in Arizona to receive a heart transplant using “heart-in-a-box” technology.

Mayo Clinic performed the surgery. Dr. Brian Hardaway, the patient’s transplant cardiologist, told KJZZ News hearts typically can’t be transported long distances because they need to be transplanted within four hours of retrieval from the donor. But the new TransMedics organ care system extends that time period for several hours. Read this article from Fronteras.