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Home Heart Transplantation A 38-year-old Galway man was told by doctors he needed an emergency heart transplant after struggling to climb stairs.

A 38-year-old Galway man was told by doctors he needed an emergency heart transplant after struggling to climb stairs.

by Jessica Mercer
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When Galway resident Owen Trill found himself struggling to go up and down the stairs, he had no idea the virus would attack his heart and he would need a heart transplant just a few weeks later.

Owen, who had a heart transplant aged just 38, said the first sign was shortness of breath but he never imagined what would happen next.




Owen said: “I had just finished work at the weekend and was feeling really unwell. I was so short of breath I struggled to even go up and down the stairs.”

Doctors told him his heart rate had dropped significantly and he needed to be rushed to Galway's local hospital.

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Doctors discovered I had blood clots in my lungs and kidneys and that Owen was at risk of multiple organ failure, so they rushed him to Matter Hospital.

He added: “At Mattel, they told me exactly what was going on.

“My heart muscle has been infected with the virus and it's so bad that I will likely need a heart transplant.

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