7-year-old boy, Vietnam s youngest heart transplant recipient, goes home
By Chi Le March 4, 2021 | 09:04 am GMT+7
Vietnam s youngest heart transplant patient shakes hand with a doctor at Vietnam-German Friendship Hospital in Hanoi after he has recovered from the operation, March 2021. Photo courtesy of the hospital.
A seven-year old boy who received a heart transplant on February 1 was discharged from a Hanoi hospital Wednesday.
He is the youngest patient ever that has gone through such an operation in Vietnam. A month after the surgery, his condition has stabilized and he could walk and play normally.
However, doctors at the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Hospital, where the operation was done, reminded the family not to let the boy engage in too much physical activity or get emotional.