Participants were screened to see if they could potentially be a match for anyone waiting for the treatment, such as Mary Bartow, wife of former NHRMC CEO Jack Bartow.

Governor Roy Cooper signed the Access to Healthcare Options bill into law on Monday, expanding Medicare access to more than 15,000 people in Wilmington and 600,000 people across North Carolina.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and over 300,000 women died of heart disease in 2021.