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Blood-incompatible infant heart transplants safe, may save more lives
11-05-2007 · EurekAlert!ABO-incompatible heart transplantation (heart transplantation among noncompatible blood groups) can be safely performed in infants a year old or younger, researchers reported at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2007.
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