Heart transplants at Harefield Hospital are being reviewed after four people died within a month of surgery, its NHS trust said. They died after four consecutive operations, conducted by three different surgeons, between July and September. Fifteen transplants have been performed this year at the northwest London hospital. Four people died within 30 days, two inside 90 days and one after 90 days. Last year there were 24 transplants, with no deaths under 30 days. An independent surgeon and cardiologist will carry out the review.
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Deaths lead to transplants review - BBC Health News 10th October 2008
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