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flag Canada’s first non-beating heart transplant successfully transplanted a heart from a donor after circulatory death, potentially expanding the donor pool.

flag Canada performed its first non-beating heart transplant in September 2025 at Toronto’s University Health Network, using a heart from a donor whose heart stopped after life support was withdrawn, a method known as donation after circulatory death. flag The procedure, which must be completed within one hour of death, involves preserving the heart and reanimating it with a machine before transplant. flag The recipient is recovering well, and the technique could increase Canada’s donor pool by up to 30%, helping address long wait times—over 175 people are currently on the heart transplant list, with 13 deaths reported in 2024. flag UHN plans 10 to 15 more such transplants in the coming year while monitoring outcomes.

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