Kuwaiti Minister of Health Bassel Al-Sabah (R) talks to an expert of Adan Hospital about the first heart transplant surgery in Al Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, on Nov. 26, 2019. Kuwait has successfully conducted the country's first heart transplant surgery, Kuwaiti Minister of Health Bassel Al-Sabah said Tuesday. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)
KUWAIT CITY, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait has successfully conducted the country's first heart transplant surgery, Kuwaiti Minister of Health Bassel Al-Sabah said Tuesday.
The first heart transplant surgery was performed at the Salman Al-Dabbous Heart Center of Adan Hospital, Al-Sabah said, hailing it a milestone achievement.
The surgery was conducted on a patient who suffered from severe heart failure, he noted, adding the heart was transferred from a dead woman.
It is also a bright sign and a historic achievement in the health record of the ministry, the minister said.
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