All heart transplant operations have been suspended at the renowned Papworth hospital while an investigation is held into an unexpectedly high death rate during the past year. A team from the Healthcare Commission, the government's inspectorate, has been called in to work out why seven out of 20 adult patients undergoing heart transplants have died in the past 12 months within 30 days of their operation. That equates to a 35% death rate.
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Heart transplants stopped over deaths - The Times 2nd November 2007
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