# @ucsfchildrens on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNHYAdMuhze
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/37670218-ucsfchildrens-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-09T01:07:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** UCSF Benioff Children’s (@ucsfchildrens) — https://gondola.cc/ucsfchildrens

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Please congratulate Savannah — she’s doing great almost four years after her #hearttransplant! When she was 3 years old, Savannah experienced symptoms of asthma, low appetite and became sick with RSV. Shortly after, she was hospitalized at another location and was unfortunately diagnosed with #heartfailure. She was sick often, and in September 2020, she transferred to our #Oakland hospital, where doctors confirmed her diagnosis of restrictive cardiomyopathy, a condition that affects blood flow to the heart. 
Savannah came to our #SanFrancisco hospital for further testing and was able to manage symptoms at home with medication for a while. 
Unfortunately, she continued to struggle with respiratory illnesses. In July 2021, she was re-admitted to our San Francisco hospital at age 6, and our team placed her on the heart transplant list. A month into Savannah’s stay, she had a #heartattack, and our doctors inserted a mechanical pump while she waited for a transplant. Thankfully, a heart became available in October, and Dr. Peter Kouretas performed Savannah’s successful transplant. 
“It was like night and day,” her mom, Jessica, says. “Two days later she was up and moving and eating on her own.” After two weeks recovering in the hospital, Savannah was thrilled to head home to San Rafael with her mom, dad and sister. 
Savannah is now 10 and loves dance, singing and art! She and her family recently returned from a trip to #Disneyland! “It was a good day,” Savannah says.

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heartfailure, hearttransplant, heartattack, sanfrancisco, oakland, disneyland

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