Kansas City, Kan- Andrew Swindle, a Wichita State geology professor, collapsed during a city council meeting on December 14, 2021, due to a congenital heart defect called TGA (Transposition of the Great Arteries).
He underwent a complex heart transplant at the University of Kansas Health System, the second of its kind for congenital heart disease.
The surgery required two surgeons and involved reconstructing his heart's anatomy. Andrew's condition, which included episodes of SVV (Supraventricular Tachycardia), improved significantly post-transplant.
Andrew Swindle, Transplant Patient
- Andrew was born with a congenital heart defect called TGA (Transposition of the Great Arteries).
- His collapse was documented, and he has since thanked the first responders and police chief who saved his life.
- Andrew is on standard anti-rejection medications and undergoes regular monitoring for rejection and graft dysfunction.
Dr. Matt Danter, Transplant Surgeon, The University of Kansas Health System
- Dr. Danter, Andrew's transplant surgeon, explains the complexity of congenital heart transplants.
- The anatomy often requires reconstruction of certain elements of the heart.
- Dr. Danter and Dr. Will Gibson from Children's Mercy assisted in Andrew's transplant.
- He explains that congenital heart defects are considered sporadic and not inheritable.
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