HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive heart transplant

Name: HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive heart transplant
Uploaded: 2022-11-22T22:42:43Z
Duration: 2 min 12 s
Description: Miriam Nieves on Tuesday met the family of the organ donor who gave her a second chance at life. Miriam, who is HIV-positive, received a transplanted heart from a donor who was also HIV-positive. Nieves is the world's first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive heart transplant recipient, according to Montefiore-Einstein Transplant Center.

Miriam Nieves on Tuesday met the family of the organ donor who gave her a second chance at life. Miriam, who is HIV-positive, received a transplanted heart from a donor who was also HIV-positive. Nieves is the world's first HIV-positive-to-HIV-positive heart transplant recipient, according to Montefiore-Einstein Transplant Center.

Posted November 22, 2022 5:42pm EST