"Male, 56 years old, resident of CastillaLa Mancha He had already undergone a heart transplant at the 12 de Octubre Hospital in August 2017. After an initially good evolution during the first years, his new heart began to deteriorate progressively and did not respond to any of the therapeutic measures used. He was placed on the waiting list for a retransplant in August 2024."
"One Wednesday in autumn, at 10 p.m., the phone rang at the 12 de Octubre Hospital in Madrid: Spain's National Transplant Organization (ONT) was calling to announce that a heart was available. A complex but finely tuned machine immediately kicked into gear locating a recipient (the person who needs it most and is compatible), bringing them to the hospital if they are not already admitted, mobilizing teams to retrieve the organ from its place of origin, preparing the operating room,"
Multiple male patients from Extremadura, CastillaLa Mancha, and Madrid presented with advanced heart disease and arrhythmic storms requiring urgent intervention. Ages ranged from 48 to 62 years. Several patients required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for hemodynamic and circulatory support. Urgency statuses included elective listing, urgent 0B, and highest-priority 0A after deterioration. One patient was listed for retransplant after prior heart transplantation in 2017 and progressive graft failure. Spain's National Transplant Organization (ONT) notifies hospitals when a heart becomes available. Rapid coordination mobilizes recipient transfer if needed, organ retrieval teams, operating room preparation, and the transplant procedure.
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