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Q: How many people are waiting for kidney and heart transplants?
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Which organ transplants are most common?

kidney :) kidney :) kidney :) and the heart and lungs are quite common.


Why are heart and kidney transplants the most common?

They're not. Kidney and liver are the most common.


What are the three first organ transplants?

Heart, liver and kidney


What are the most common transplants that have taken place in the UK?

Kidney, liver, heart, heart and lung, pancreas and kidney together.


Which organ has the longest waiting list to receive a transplant?

The kidney has the longest waiting list for organ transplants in most countries. This is due to a higher demand for kidney transplants compared to other organs, as well as a shortage of available donor kidneys.


What are the three major organ transplant?

The three major organ transplants are Heart,Kidney and Liver.


What is the main cause of heart transplants in the United States?

The main cause of heart transplants is people needing a new heart.


How many people need heart transplants each year?

2,192 heart transplants were done in 2006


Why is there a waiting list for heart transplants?

You need to wait until a heart becomes available (someone dies and still has a reusable heart). The waiting list is a way of establishing an ethical system of who gets a heart next without giving priority to people who are considered wealthy or more important than others.


What organ transplants do the United Kingdom go through with?

Same as most other countries: heart lung heart & lung pancreas intestine kidney liver kidney and pancreas etc etc etc


Can you do heart transplants?

Yes, heart transplants are commonly performed.


What is the latest technology about heart transplant?

The latest technologies in heart transplants are lvads. This is a pump that can be used as a replacement to the heart during surgery or while waiting for surgery.