The Heart (as if you didn't know) is a muscular organ that pumps blood around your body.
The first successul heart transplant was carried out by Christiaan Barnard in 1967.
Acording to Health Canada …
There were 172 heart transplants performed in Canada in 2000.
The one-year survival rate is 85 percent.
The heart valves may be used from hearts which can not be used for a full heart transplant.
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