Pediatric Partial Heart Transplant Performed for the First Time in Tennessee at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital

Surgeons at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt have performed Tennessee's first pediatric partial heart transplant, introducing a new valve replacement technique that could significantly change the lifetime trajectory for children with severe valve disease. This innovative procedure uses living tissue designed to grow with the child, potentially replacing the need for multiple conventional valve replacements.