A 19-month-old boy was able to leave Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Thursday after undergoing a heart transplant just three weeks ago.
Jayden Villano, who waited six months for a donor, was smiling and popping bubbles in the hospital lobby.
“It’s crazy to me that a child who is so sick, after the transplant, he is just brand new,” said mother Alexa Gutierrez. “He is doing everything a normal 19-month-old is doing.”
The toddler was first brought to the hospital after his mother noticed his lethargic activity. He was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy and severe heart failure, according to Dr. Maryanne Chrisant. The boy was quickly placed on a Berlin Heart, a device that sits outside of the body, until a donor was found.
The transplant procedure used a heart from a little girl who died, according to Dr. Frank Scholl.
Read more: http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Toddler-Home-After-Heart-Transplant-149133005.html
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