Lorraine and Derk Sherren hold a photo of their late son and heart donor, Robbie Sherren, in Kingston, Ont. on Wednesday.
Lorraine Sherren says what's holding her together as she and her husband grieve the death of their 40-year-old son is knowing he was able to donate his heart, with some out-of-the-box thinking.
Normally, hearts can only be donated in Canada after brain or neurological death, where the heart continues to beat after the patient is declared deceased. "He died in ICU with family by his side," Boyd said, choking back tears as he recalled the parents telling Robbie to let go. TransMedics's heart-in-a-box technology changes that by keeping the heart pumping and oxygenated, extending the length of time between organ retrieval and transplantation.Heart transplant could increase nearly 30%
"We did 43 transplants last year," Rao said. "We would anticipate that incorporating the DCD procurement technique would expand our transplant program to well over 50 and approaching 60 hearts a year."
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