Ho Chi Minh City: Doctors perform two successful heart transplants in five days to save young patients
The University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City successfully performed two heart transplants within five days, saving the lives of a 15-year-old and a 23-year-old suffering from end-stage heart failure.
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