A heart taken in the West Indies and transplanted in Paris, a world first

A heart transplant in Paris with a graft from Guadeloupe: a feat, a world first, made possible thanks to an innovative device.

It is a revolution in the field of cardiac surgery. At the beginning of the year, two csisters prbred in the West Indies could be grafted onto patients at the Pitié Salpêtrière hospital in Paris.

World first: the graft was preserved for 12 hours, compared to 4 hours previously, thanks to a new preservation technique called “oxygenated thermal perfusion”. A feat that opens up perspectives for transplant applicants and medical teams. Doctor Pascal Blanchet from the Guadeloupe University Hospital with Marie-Lyne Plaisir from Guadeloupe la 1ere.

A third patient benefited from the device. 7 others should follow as part of this vast program which brings together the CHUs of Guadeloupe and Martinique and the Pitié Salpêtrière hospital.

Three cases of monkeypox in Reunion

Reunion Island health authorities on alert: three cases of monkeypox have been recorded in the last two weeks. Patients in care, as well as their entourage. The last cases of monkeypox in the department date back to 2022.

Towards a new trial in Polynesia for a father who cultivated cannabis

This Polynesian father wanted to relieve his epileptic son. He had been acquitted at first instance. The Tahiti public prosecutor appealed the decision. The man used cannabis oil to massage his severely disabled son. For the family’s lawyer, Maître Thibaud Millet, the decision of the public prosecutor is incomprehensible.

Islet Madame, one of the most visited natural sites in Martinique

For a month, access to Islet Madame, in the east of the territory, has been prohibited to the public. At issue: re-silting work to combat erosion. An exceptional site which requires workers to be extra vigilant to protect the seabed. Ronan Bonnec report.