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State President Nguyen Minh Triet has congratulated Hue central hospital on its first successful heart transplant operation.

Tran Mau Duc, a 26 year-old patient from Phu Hoi ward, Hue city who had suffered from the fourth-stage heart failure, was just discharged from hospital after about 10 weeks of treatment. 

Professor Dr Bui Duc Phu said that the successful heart transplant has opened up new prospects for Hue Central Hospital to treat patients with heart disease. 

The hospital also has performed heart surgery on many infants weighing 3.5 kilo.

Source: VOV