Heart transplant operation of one-year-old Onaga is successful
![Heart transplant operation of one-year-old Onaga is successful](http://english.ryukyushimpo.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/1f7c876751276c5b04d27dc173213a26.jpg)
Noa Onaga who is about to have the transplant operation at Columbia University on February 5 (Photograph provided by a volunteer group Operation Save Noa)
February 10, 2016 Ryukyu Shimpo
One-year-old Noa Onaga who was diagnosed with dilatation of the myocarditis, which decreases heart activity, has been staying in the United States for a heart transplant. From February 5 to 6, she had the successful operation at Columbia University. She is currently on a respirator in an intensive care unit. Although she is still unconscious, her condition is good and stable after the operation.
(English translation by T&CT)
Previous Article:Lunar New Year tourists enjoy shopping sprees in Okinawa
Next Article:Filmmaker Junkerman to take his movie “The Afterburn” to the US
[Similar Articles]
- Okinawan boy undergoes successful heart transplant surgery in NY
- Miyu’s heart transplant operation is successful, Hospital of Columbia University
- Fundraising for Okinawan infant with severe heart disorder reaches 350 million yen
- Okinawans overjoyed at successful heart transplantation of one-year-old Himari
- Miyu returns in November after recovering well