# Mexico’s IMSS reports heart transplant for 48-year-old patient at La Raza > The institute says it was the unit’s eighth successful heart transplant of the year and transport was coordinated around the clinical window of less than six hours. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Health - Country: Mexico - Published: 2026-10-11T23:19:29+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-12T06:26:19+03:00 - Source review period: 2026-10-12 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026.md) *The source does not state the event date; the period shown is the source review period.* Mexico’s Social Security Institute (IMSS) said on 11 October that a 48-year-old patient had received a successful heart transplant at La Raza hospital in Mexico City. The institute described it as the hospital unit’s eighth successful heart transplant of the year and said the patient had dilated cardiomyopathy, for which transplantation was considered the only treatment option. IMSS said the donor heart was coordinated from Culiacán to reach the hospital within the clinical window of less than six hours from removal to implantation. The institute said transport was coordinated while Hurricane Polo was affecting the Pacific coast and that the patient was recovering favorably after surgery. The release does not give the operation date, and the reported clinical outcome is the institute’s account. ## Data ### La Raza heart transplant and organ transport Completed surgery and organ-transport logistics reported by IMSS on 11 October. Methodology: IMSS’s 11 October 2026 bulletin says transport was coordinated so the heart would arrive within the clinical window of less than six hours from removal to implantation. This is not a measured actual transport duration. Because the surgery date is unstated, the article event date is the source-review date; clinical status is attributed to the institute. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-11 | IMSS reports La Raza transplant | IMSS said it coordinated transport from Culiacán, Sinaloa, so the heart would arrive within the clinical window of less than six hours from removal to implantation; this does not measure an actual total transport duration. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026/data/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-logistics?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026/data/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-logistics?lang=en&format=csv) ### Patient age Patient age reported by IMSS. Methodology: Age is reported in IMSS’s 11 October 2026 bulletin. | Metric | Value | Qualifier | |---|---|---| | Patient age | 48 | Reported age | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026/data/imss-patient-age?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026/data/imss-patient-age?lang=en&format=csv) ### Transplant count Successful transplants by the La Raza unit during the year, according to IMSS. Methodology: The eighth-successful-transplant figure is the institute’s count for 2026, the bulletin’s publication year; it is not independently verified. | Metric | Value | Qualifier | |---|---|---| | Successful transplants in 2026 | 8 | IMSS reported count | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026/data/imss-annual-transplant-count?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026/data/imss-annual-transplant-count?lang=en&format=csv) ### Clinical transplant time window Window applies to elapsed time from heart removal to implantation. Methodology: IMSS says transplantation needed to occur within less than six hours and transport was coordinated around that clinical window. The 6-hour value is only an upper bound; it is not a measured actual transport or transplant duration. | Metric | Value | Qualifier | |---|---|---| | Time from heart removal to implantation | 6 | Clinical upper bound: less than 6 hours | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026/data/imss-organ-transport-duration?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/imss-la-raza-heart-transplant-mexico-hurricane-polo-2026/data/imss-organ-transport-duration?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-12; Published: 2026-10-11) ## Correction history - 2026-10-12T06:26:19+03:00: Full translations of the table text cells were added in all seven languages. Original source values and numerical observations were preserved. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)