From Deseret News archives:
Living heart donor can be used in 'domino transplant'
Answer: Living heart donors do occur but only rarely, perhaps a few per year at most, says University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, transplantation surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Punch. To understand it, take two patients: Joe has bad lungs but the surgeons would prefer to transplant him with a heart and lungs together. To do this, Joe's heart and lungs have to be removed, and they are replaced with the heart and lungs from a recently deceased donor.
Joe's lungs are, of course, no good to anyone that's why he needed a transplant so they are discarded. Joe's heart, however, is fine and can be given to someone with a bad heart. Bill has a bad heart and needs a heart transplant. When Joe's heart and lungs are removed, his heart can then be transplanted into Bill, whose own heart can then be removed and discarded.
Recap: That's two living patients, one deceased organ donor, and skillful surgeons versed in this medical legerdemain known as "domino transplant." Amazing!
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