Slovenia among Best in EU in Heart Transplants

Ljubljana, 14 October - Danica Avsec Letonja, head of the Institute for Transplantation of Organs and Tissues Slovenija Transplant told the press on Thursday that Slovenia was at the top of the EU in heart transplants, but well below EU average in waiting periods for kidney and liver transplants.

Ljubljana Valentin Sojar, the head of Slovenian Transplant Association, (left), Danica Avsec Letonja, head of Institute for transplantation of Organs and Tissues Slovenija Transplant, (centre) and psychologist Bernerda Logar Zakrajsek (right) talking to the press about Slovenia's transplant programmes. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Valentin Sojar, the head of Slovenian Transplant Association, (left), Danica Avsec Letonja, head of Institute for transplantation of Organs and Tissues Slovenija Transplant, (centre) and psychologist Bernerda Logar Zakrajsek (right) talking to the press about Slovenia's transplant programmes.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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