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ISMETT-UPMC: First Heart Transplant from a Donor after Cardiac Death in Sicily
28 July 2025
For the first time in Sicily, a successful heart transplant from a donor after cardiac death has been performed. Known as a DCD controlled transplant (Donation after Circulatory Death), this is a highly complex procedure that was made possible through the collaboration between ARNAS Civico Hospital and the IRCCS ISMETT-UPMC.