Heart Transplant

• Toronto hospital performs first Canadian heart transplant after circulatory death

  Canada's first heart transplant using a donor after circulatory death could boost transplants by 30 per cent, giving more patients a second chance at life.

  Health

  Oct 8, 2025
  
• Are pig heart transplants a reality? Successful surgery shows it’s possible

  A married father of two last month became the second patient in the world to receive a successful transplant of a genetically modified pig heart. A month later he's doing well.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2023
  
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• ‘Nobody will be against this’: Quebec wants to change organ donation rules

  Right now if you want to donate your organs after you die, you need to opt in. If the new bill becomes law, the desire to donate will be assumed unless you opt out.

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  Apr 26, 2023
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• Heart transplant recipient plans special proposal at University Hospital in London, Ont.

  One year after receiving a heart transplant, Tyler Montgomery proposed to his girlfriend in the Stiller-Blackburn Multi-Organ Transplant Unit.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2022
• Toronto pre-teen the youngest person in Canada to receive total artificial heart

  Multiple heart surgeries and near-death experiences have earned 12-year-old Mariam Tannous the nickname Mariam Miracle, says her mom.

  Health

  Jul 18, 2022
• First man to receive pig heart transplant dies after 2 months

  Doctors didn't give an exact cause of death, saying only that David Bennett's condition had begun deteriorating several days earlier.

  World

  Mar 9, 2022
• Boston man denied heart transplant because he’s not vaccinated against COVID-19

  D.J. Ferguson's mother, Tracey Ferguson, insists that her son isn't against vaccinations, noting he's had other immunizations in the past.

  World

  Jan 26, 2022
• U.S. man recovering after receiving gene-edited pig heart in world-first transplant

  If proven successful, scientists hope pig organs -- which are being made available to humans through gene editing, could help alleviate shortages of donor organs.

  Health

  Jan 10, 2022
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• Saskatchewan organization highlighting ‘heart heroes’ for cardiovascular health campaign

  The Mending Little Hearts Fund of Saskatchewan is highlighting different 'heart heroes' each day this month to help raise awareness and funds for the organization.

  Health

  Feb 11, 2021
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• Coronavirus means increased vigilance for immunocompromised Manitobans

  A young Winnipeg woman who received a heart transplant eight years ago told 680 CJOB she's being more vigilant in light of the pandemic, but she's not going to be afraid.

  Health

  Mar 17, 2020