Eva Baisey, first heart transplant recipient in D.C. area, dies from COVID-19

Eva Baisey, known as one of the longest living heart transplant recipients in medical history, has died from COVID-19 at age 55.  She passed away on September 12, 2021 — more than 34 years after receiving a heart from an unlikely donor.  

"48 Hours" and Jim Axelrod covered the case in an episode called "Broken Hearts."

Doctors thought Baisey, a former nurse, might have a life expectancy of just one to five more years, but she surpassed all expectations, living another three and a half decades with the donated heart.