凯蒂·米切尔(Katie Mitchell),53岁,是英国在1987年手术后38年的心肺移植接受者,其存活时间最长。 Katie Mitchell, 53, is UK’s longest-surviving heart-lung transplant recipient, 38 years after her 1987 surgery.

凯蒂·米切尔(Katie Mitchell),53岁,来自伦敦东南部西德库普(Sidcup ),已经成为英国寿命最长的心脏和肺移植接受者,这标志着她1987年在皇家帕普沃斯医院进行外科手术以来的38年 — — 距欧洲首次成功合并移植只有三年。 Katie Mitchell, 53, from Sidcup, south-east London, has become the UK’s longest-surviving heart and lung transplant recipient, marking 38 years since her 1987 surgery at Royal Papworth Hospital—just three years after Europe’s first successful combined transplant. Eisenmenger综合症是一种罕见的先天性心脏病,11岁时诊断为Eisenmenger综合症,她15岁时面临危及生命的并发症,并经历了罕见的手术,在联合王国每年仅进行大约5次手术。 Diagnosed at age 11 with Eisenmenger Syndrome, a rare congenital heart condition, she faced life-threatening complications by 15 and underwent the rare procedure, which is performed only about five times annually in the UK. 从那时起,她接受了两次肾移植手术,并活了一辈子,用“正常生活”来赞美她的捐赠者及其家人。 现在,作为器官捐赠的倡导者,她敦促人们在国民保健系统器官捐赠者登记册上登记,指出一个捐赠者可以挽救多达九条生命。 She has since received two kidney transplants and lives a full life, crediting her donor and their family with giving her a “normal life.” Now an advocate for organ donation, she urges people to register on the NHS Organ Donor Register, noting one donor can save up to nine lives. 她的存活给目前等待移植的8 124人带来了希望,包括12个心脏器官。 Her survival offers hope to the 8,124 people currently waiting for transplants, including 12 for heart-lung organs. 医疗专家强调,她的旅程证明了捐助者的慷慨、医疗技能以及耐心的复原力。 Medical experts highlight her journey as a testament to donor generosity, medical skill, and patient resilience.