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First heart transplant through VA-Northwestern Medicine collaboration goes to Navy vet

Por: Chicago Sun Times Health November 11, 2023

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Dwayne Patterson is proud of his time in the Navy, and is happy that this year, he can attend a Veterans Day event somewhere near his Park Forest home.That wasn’t the situation last year, when congestive heart failure left him unable to walk more than a few feet without feeling exhausted.Now, Patterson, 58, has a new heart — the first person to get a heart transplant through a collaboration between the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and... + full article



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