Health & Fitness
Pittsburgh Man Who Survived COVID-19 Undergoes Transplant After Virus Resurfaces And Attacks Heart
Doctors said the virus attacked his heart, and the only way to save him was to give him a new heart.
September 28, 2021
A Pittsburgh fitness instructor who survived COVID-19 had the virus resurface months later.
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Doctors said the virus attacked his heart, and the only way to save him was to give him a new heart.
Derek Stipetich thrived at extreme adventures, skiing and living life to the fullest. He slowed down a bit when diagnosed with COVID-19 last November but described his symptoms as mild.
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