Monserrat Sarmiento is released after a successful heart transplant – National

His attending physician, Pedro Becker noted that the minor presents "a very favorable evolution (…). The daughter is under long-term immunosuppressive therapy so that She can tolerate the transplanted organ, in addition to drugs for the prevention of infections. "

" Pediatric heart transplants are not as common in our country, our center is the only one and we can reach this stage with the patient in very good condition (…) We are very happy with this step and the family of the girl and of her who is definitely a fighter who could reach this stage, "added the facultavivo.

Meanwhile, the mother of Monserrat, Daniela Maluenda said that her daughter "She is anxious, happy and eager to do everything she could not do." This operation marks a milestone because Monserrat waited three years for an organ and during that time was connected to an artificial heart, becoming the first child in Latin America. use this device. "