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A male nurse escorts a female patient to her room as she recovers from receiving her transplant.

Karim "Smokey" Rashid, heart transplant patient

Karim “Smokey” Rashid was 46 when he blacked out while driving. After meeting with his cardiologist, Smokey Rashid discovered he had cardiac sarcoidosis, a condition so severe it required a new heart. He was referred to the heart transplant team at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and was placed on the transplant list.

 

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