It is the first time in the world reactivated with such a long time. In the past it had happened that transplants had been performed with a'still' heart for a few minutes.
The operation was carried out last May 11, on a 46-year-old man, cardiopathic, already operated on in pediatric age, and on the waiting list for a transplant for two years. This extraordinary result could lead to a 30% increase in the number of transplants, in a relatively short period of time.