Heart Transplant in Cuba
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MIAMI — Cuba’s first heart transplant patient was reported in fair condition Tuesday, with some kidney problems, according to a Radio Havana broadcast monitored in Miami. Jorge Hernandez Ocana, 38, a cigar-factory supervisor with a history of three heart attacks, was admitted to Havana’s Hermanos Amejeiras Hospital on Nov. 28 complaining of heart problems, the broadcast said. The operation apparently was performed Monday.
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