KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 (Bernama) -- Muhammad Fikri Nor Azmi, 15, who underwent a heart transplant on Dec 15 to replace his mechanical heart, had his first biopsy, Wednesday.
National Heart Institute Clinical Director, Heart and Lung Transplant Programme, Dr Mohamed Ezani Mohamed Taib said the biopsy was a routine procedure after a heart transplant to check on the status of the new heart.
"He is progressing well and will be in the Intensive Care Unit for another one to two days before being discharged to the general ward," he said in a statement, here Wednesday.
Muhammad Fikri was the first Malaysian to receive an Implantable Ventricular Assist Device (IVAD) or mechanical heart before he found a suitable donor for the heart transplant.
The IVAD is a temporary device that helps a defective heart by taking over most of its functions. It is connected to the ailing heart and helps reduce the strain on it.
Fikri who had the IVAD implant last July, underwent an operation to replace a faulty air-compressor line on the mechanical heart on Dec 7, after persistent air-pockets developed around it.
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