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The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 heart transplantation, the surgical transfer of a donor heart to a recipient. The procedure usually involves removal of a healthy heart from a person who has died in an accident or from another cause not related to heart disease. The healthy organ is used ...
October 1, 1996; The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia

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