凯蒂·米切尔(Katie Mitchell),53岁,是英国寿命最长的心脏肺移植接受者,在外科手术后38年。 Katie Mitchell, 53, is UK’s longest-surviving heart-lung transplant recipient, 38 years post-surgery.

凯蒂·米切尔(Katie Mitchell),53岁,来自西德库普(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Papworth医院接受手术38年。 Katie Mitchell, 53, of Sidcup, has become the UK’s longest-surviving heart and lung transplant recipient, marking 38 years since her 1987 surgery at Royal Papworth Hospital. 她于11岁诊断出罕见的艾森门格综合症, 15岁接受移植, Diagnosed with rare Eisenmenger syndrome at age 11, she received the transplant at 15, defying early survival expectations. 自此之后,她接受了两次肾移植手术,并过着活跃的生活,将她的“正常生活”归功于捐赠者和医疗团队的帮助。 She has since undergone two kidney transplants and leads an active life, crediting her donor and medical teams for giving her a "normal life." 她的故事突显了器官捐赠的改变生命潜力,并支持国民健康服务体系血液和移植组织呼吁增加捐赠者的登记,因为联合王国的移植候诊名单上仍有8 000多人在等待移植。 Her story highlights the life-changing potential of organ donation and supports NHS Blood and Transplant’s call to increase donor registrations, as over 8,000 people remain on the UK transplant waiting list.