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 the National Health Service …
In 2001 there were 204 heart transplants performed in Britain and 280 in 1999.
The one-year survival rate is 80 percent; the three-year survival rate is about 76 percent; and the five-year survival rate is 63 percent.
The heart valves may be used from hearts which can not be used for a full heart transplant.
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