Taken in the West Indies, a heart crosses the Atlantic to be transplanted in Paris. Until then, the travel time of 8 hours by plane did not allow this type of operation to be considered.
The heart taken for a transplant is in fact kept in a cooler containing an “improved” physiological fluid. However, even at low temperatures, heart cells do not cope well with being deprived of oxygen. A heart transplant is therefore a real race… This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 80% left to discover.