Mexico Surgeons Perform First Artificial Heart Implant In Latin America

Mexican Surgeons Perform First Artificial Heart Implant In Latin America
GERMANY - MAY 03: Model in original size of a Incor-artificial heart of the Berlin Heart company, Berlin Heart has a EC-concession for Incor, An artficial heart which can be implanted in the human body. (Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)
GERMANY - MAY 03: Model in original size of a Incor-artificial heart of the Berlin Heart company, Berlin Heart has a EC-concession for Incor, An artficial heart which can be implanted in the human body. (Photo by Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images)

A 68-year-old Mexican man has undergone the first successful permanent implantation of an artificial heart in Latin America, the Mexican Social Security Institute, or IMSS, said.

José Salvador Pérez Yañez had the heart surgery performed by specialists from the IMSS's Hospital de Cardiología del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI in Mexico City.

Pérez Yañez, a Mexico City native, was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy isquemia, a reduced flow of blood to the heart, 15 years ago and his condition worsened over time.

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