The operation lasted 8 hours, and the donor organ was taken by helicopter from Vitebsk. A 37-year-old patient was waiting for her new lungs for 3 years. But now, after a successful operation, according to doctors, her life is not in danger.
Belarusian cardiosurgeons led by Professor Yuri Ostrovsky performed such a transplant for the first time.
About 8 operations are performed daily at the Center of Cardiology.