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Heartbreak of the non-traditional soap kind.







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Heart transplant statistics:

* The first human heart transplant was completed in 1967. The patient lived 18 days.

* The first successful U.S. transplant took place in 1968. The patient lived 8 months.

* Current survival rates are as follows:

• 1 year: 86.1% (males), 83.9% (females)
• 3 years: 78.3% (males), 74.9% (females)
• 5 years: 71.2% (males), 66.9% (females)

* The world's longest lived heart transplant recipient has survived for 30 years.

Good luck, Olivia.

And Rick.