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How does heart transplant surgery work? - Roni Shanoada

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Your heart beats more than 100,000 times a day. In just a minute, it pumps over five liters of blood throughout your body. But unlike skin and bones, the heart has a limited ability to repair itself. So if this organ is severely damaged, there’s often only one medical solution: replacing it. Roni Shanoada explores how this complex and intricate procedure works.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Roni Shanoada
Director
Alexia Roider, Zedem Media
Narrator
Addison Anderson
Storyboard Artist
Jeanne Bornet
Animator
Eleni Catherine Demetriou
Art Director
Jeanne Bornet
Sound Designer
Andreas Trachonitis
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Producer
Anna Bechtol
Associate Producer
Abdallah Ewis
Editorial Director
Alex Rosenthal
Editorial Producer
Dan Kwartler
Script Editor
Alex Gendler

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