Also known as: Immune deficiency disorder
Young boy with SCID living in a sterile bubble due to complete lack of immune function. His T-cell count remains zero despite enzyme therapy, and no bone marrow match has been found. Dr. Bailey is working on a genetic cure using gene therapy approaches.
Also known as: Enlarged heart muscle disease
9-year-old boy with rapidly progressing end-stage heart failure from familial cardiomyopathy. Status 1A on transplant list. ECMO circuit repeatedly clots due to protein S deficiency. Receives experimental drug-eluting cardiac pump on compassionate use to bridge to transplant.
Also known as: Kidney failure
HIV-positive patient with end-stage kidney disease requiring transplant. Receives historic HIV-positive to HIV-positive kidney transplant from his best friend Marty under new Washington state law. Donor initially backs out due to fear but ultimately proceeds.
Underlying clotting disorder that prevents Link from tolerating standard mechanical circulatory support devices and causes repeated ECMO circuit clotting despite anticoagulation.
Also known as: Underdeveloped left heart
Mentioned as the patient population for Cristina Yang's Harper Avery-nominated 3D printed conduit research. Not a specific patient case in this episode but central to Yang's nomination.
Also known as: Heart transplant recipient
Two weeks post-heart transplant with excellent indices, serving as a success story and hope for Link's family. Part of the McNeil siblings' storyline.
McNeil sibling with cardiac condition requiring pacemaker placement. Now stable and racing in hallways. Part of familial cardiomyopathy affecting all three siblings.
Also known as: Broken arm
Emergency department patient used to test Wilson's emotional responses in the MEG machine during baseline testing for Derek's robotics project.
Also known as: GSW
14-year-old patient with gunshot wound from gang shooting mentioned by April. Not directly featured but indicates the busy trauma emergency department backdrop.