Domino heart transplant carried out in Turin

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 25 - Doctors in Turin have performed a successful domino heart transplant in the first procedure of its kind to be carried out in Italy in nearly 30 years, hospital sources said on Thursday.
    A 43-year-old man suffering from a severe lung disease underwent an associated heart and lung transplant and his heart was then transplanted into a 51-year-old woman.
    The domino procedure was carried out at the Molinette Hospital, part of the Città della Salute (City of Health) medical complex in the Piemonte regional capital.
    "After nearly 30 years, domino heart transplantation has once again proven to be a 'simple' strategy for solving a complex problem," said Città della Salute.
    The double surgery was performed in two adjacent operating theatres and lasted a total of 10 hours.
    The City of Health said that the two patients "are improving" and that they appear to be making a "smooth" recovery. (ANSA).