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Currently a heart can be transplanted only within about 6 hours of removal from a living donor.
The muscle cells can retain viability for about 12 to 24 hours after death or removal, but some critical cells may not respond after about 6 hours, even when well oxygenated.
If a patient dies and there is no life support, practically all of the heart cells die within an hour from lack of oxygen and accumulation of metabolic waste.
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