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GUYANA | Heart surgeons in Guyana used cow's heart tissue to reconstruct human heart

GEORGETOWN,  Guyana, July 13, 2023 - In the first-ever open-heart surgery of its kind, to be performed in Guyana, a Caribbean Heart Institute (CHI) team led by Guyanese born heart surgeon, Dr Gary Stephens, successfully conducted an open-heart surgery utilising cow's heart  tissue to reconstruct a patient’s heart.

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GUYANA | Heart surgeons in Guyana used cow's heart tissue to reconstruct human heart
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