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Cuban Lives 20 Years with Heart
Transplant
The Latin American who has lived
longest with a heart transplant,
20 years, Cuban Hector Despaigne
Guillen has died from septic
shock.
Despaigne was first attended at
Las Tunas Hospital for a
valvular cardiopathy that caused
abnormal heart growth. At 15 he
was sent to Havana Hermanos
Ameijeiras Hospital where he
received the heart transplant on
March 29, 1986.
Since then, he received a
specialized care from both Las
Tunas and Havana cardiologists,
which enabled to live a normal
life for 20 years.
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