Vietnam's first simultaneous heart and liver transplant performed successfully

Doctors perform the 8-hour heart and liver transplant at Viet Duc Friendship Hospital. Photo provided by the hospitalA 41-year-old man suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy, leading to severe heart, liver, and kidney failure, has become the first patient in Vietnam to undergo a successful simultaneous heart and liver transplant. The life-saving surgery was performed at the Viet Duc Friendship Hospital (Hanoi), using organs donated by a brain-dead patient. The new heart began beating almost immediately, and within 36 hours, the patient’s liver and heart functions began to recover steadily. This is the first time in Vietnam that doctors have successfully performed a simultaneous heart and liver transplant on a critically ill patient.