Doctors at Queen Mary Hospital on Monday made an urgent appeal for a heart donation to save the life of a 65-year-old woman who was diagnosed with acute myocarditis, with her own organ failing. Potential donors should have O-positive blood type, according to Dr Oswald Joseph Lee On-jing, associate consultant at the department of cardiothoracic surgery at Queen Mary Hospital. Hui on April 6 visited a private hospital for chest pains and shortness of breath but was later transferred to Queen Mary Hospital due to abnormal electrocardiogram results. As her condition continued to worsen in late April, doctors placed her on a heart transplant waiting list. They also installed bi-ventricular assist devices, which help both sides of the heart pump enough blood to the rest of the body, as a temporary measure.

Source: The Standard May 25, 2022 03:35 UTC