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Heart Transplantation

A heart transplant removes a damaged or diseased heart and replaces it with a healthy one. The healthy heart comes from a donor who has died. It is the last resort for people with when all other treatments have failed. The heart failure might have been caused by coronary heart disease, damaged heart valves or heart muscles, congenital heart defects, or viral infections of the heart.

Although heart transplant surgery is a life-saving measure, it has many risks. Careful monitoring, treatment, and regular medical care can prevent or help manage some of these risks.

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  1. Heart Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    A heart transplant removes a damaged or diseased heart and replaces it with a healthy one. The healthy heart comes from a donor who has died. It is the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hearttransplantation.html - Health Topics
  2. Heart transplant 
    Chiu P, Robbins RC, Ha R. Heart transplantation. In: Sellke FW, del Nido PJ, Swanson SJ, eds. Sabiston and Spencer Surgery of the Chest . 9th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2016: ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003003.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Transplantation From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Heart Transplantation/Clinical Trials ... Heart Transplantation
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...splantation"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  4. Heart Surgery (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... a seriously diseased heart with a heathy heart (heart transplantation).Heart aneurysm - a balloon-like bulge in the wall ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/heartsurgery.html - Health Topics
  5. Heart failure in children 
    ... heart rhythms. They often receive an implanted defibrillator. Heart transplantation may be needed for severe, end-stage heart failure.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007698.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Hypoplastic left heart syndrome 
    ... complications of the Fontan procedure. Some doctors consider heart transplantation an alternative to the 3 step surgery. But there are few donated hearts available for small infants.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001106.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Peripartum cardiomyopathy 
    ... heart transplant. About 4% of people will require heart transplantation and 9% may die suddenly or die from complications of the procedure. The outlook is good when a woman's heart returns to normal after the baby is born. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000188.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Heart Information Center (Texas Heart Institute)  
    Heart Attack/Reference Desk ... Heart Attack ... Angina/Reference Desk ... Angina ... Arrhythmia/Reference Desk ... Arrhythmia ... Heart Failure/Reference Desk ... Heart Failure ... Coronary ...
    https://www.texasheart.org/heart-health/heart-information-center - External Health Links
  9. Heart failure - palliative care 
    ... peace of mind. You may have already discussed heart transplantation and the use of a ventricular assist device with your doctor. At some point, you will be faced with the ... treatment of heart failure. Then, you may want to discuss the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000365.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Myocardial biopsy 
    This procedure is routinely done after heart transplantation to watch for signs of rejection. Your provider may also order this procedure if you have signs of: Alcoholic cardiomyopathy Cardiac amyloidosis ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003873.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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