WHO IS A CANDIDATE FOR HEART TRANSPLANTATION ? Those with end-stage cardiac disease/heart failure are appropriate candidates for heart transplantation. Some cause of heart failure are as follows : Congenital Heart Disease Cardiomyopathy Coronary Artery Disease...
POSTOPERATIVE CARE OF THE HEART TRANSPLANTED PATIENT Patient’s new heart is supported with intravenous medications for about 1-2 days until it recovers from the “shock” of the transplant but patient will immediately feel the difference a healthy...
WHAT IS HEART TRANSPLANT ? A heart transplant is a procedure in which a surgeon removes a diseased heart and replaces it with a donor heart. During a heart transplant, a mechanical pump circulates blood through the body while the surgeon removes the diseased heart and...
