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 heart failure 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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- 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 ...
- 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: ...
- Heart Transplantation/Clinical Trials
- ... Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) VA ECMO Heart Failure Adult Heart Transplantation Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Heart abnormalities that ... Arteriosus Single Ventricle Defects Patent Ductus Arteriosus Pediatric Heart Transplantation Pediatric Lung Transplantation Lung, Esophageal, and Other Chest ...
- Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)Congenital heart defects, such as transposition of the great arteries, are the result of problems that occurred early in the heart’s development. Although ...
- Aortic Valve Disease (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)Heart Valve Diseases/Specifics ... Heart Valve Diseases ... Society of Thoracic Surgeons ... Image In a healthy aortic valve, valve leaflets
- Achalasia and Esophageal Motility Disorders (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)Esophagus Disorders/Specifics ... Esophagus Disorders ... Society of Thoracic Surgeons ... While achalasia can be caused by a parasite in South America (Chagas Disease), ...
- Esophageal Cancer (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)Esophageal Cancer/Start Here ... Esophageal Cancer ... Society of Thoracic Surgeons ... There are two main types of esophageal cancer:
- Mitral Valve Disease (Society of Thoracic Surgeons)Heart Valve Diseases/Specifics ... Heart Valve Diseases ... Society of Thoracic Surgeons ... Image There are two main types of m
- 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 ...
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