Parag C. Patel, M.D.

A Mayo first: Innovative transplant procedure saves patient's life after heart failure

Sue Baker Sue Baker started having issues with her heart in 2015. By 2019, she began experiencing heart failure. Living in Southeast Georgia, her condition landed her in the hospital seven times before the last visit led to her being transferred to Mayo Clinic in Florida, nearly 90 minutes away, critically ill. "She was really sick — in cardiogenic shock, intubated, connected to a breathing machine — she was not going to make it," says…