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There are side effects from medications- such as headaches and weight gain from fluid retention. Most of the side effects- in my case- were worth it. I traded a life before the transplant- of not even being able to walk up the stairs to my room- to a life of playing sports and rock climbing! The success rates of transplants are incredibly high but as with any major surgery, one must recover.
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∙ 13y agoThe outcomes of heart transplantation depend on the patient's age, health, and other factors. About 73% of heart transplant patients are alive four years after surgery.
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What list is a person placed on when they are approved for a heart transplant?
A person approved for heart transplantation is placed on the heart transplant waiting list of a heart transplant center.
Which is simpler heart or heart lung transplant?
heart lung It is much harder to transplant just lungs as the heart gets in the way! So in most cases it will be a heart and lung transplant. If the heart taken out is healthy then that is given to someone else who is just wanting a heart. It does not go to waste.
How could you have a heart transplant?
Heart transplant is only done if the heart has been terribly damaged by infection or disease, and if there are no other ways to improve heart function.
Materials used to make an artificial hearts?
The artificial is used in place of an actual heart transplant. The reasons are because there are MANY risks in having a heart transplant, so some patients would prefer an artificial heart transplant. There are also many risks with this operation, too. The heart is made up of real blood and tissue, whereas the artificial heart is merely plastic.
The first heart transplant was perfomed in 1991 true or false?
False. The first heart transplant into a human was performed in 1964, when a dying man received a chimpanzee heart. The first transplant of a human heart to another human was performed in 1967.
What is a sentence with the word transplant?
The heart transplant was a success.He was looking forward to the transplant.
What list is a person placed on when they are approved for a heart transplant?
A person approved for heart transplantation is placed on the heart transplant waiting list of a heart transplant center.
What is a beating-heart transplant?
A beating-heart transplant is a heart transplant operation in which the donor heart is kept full of blood and continues to beat in a machine between donor and recipient.
What happens if you don't get a heart transplant?
If you need a heart transplant, you will be in the list to have one. If you choose not to have a transplant, you will be on medications that will just try to ease off the symptoms that you are having. You will not have medications that will cure your condition but just buy time and make you go on each day until your heart can not take it anymore. The reason why you need a heart transplant is because your heart can not function as it normally can. Sometimes when your situation is very poor and the heart is not available for you yet (no compatible match), you may be placed in what you call a VAD (ventricular assist device) which will act as your assistant since your heart is not functioning as it should. Should you not have a VAD or qualify to have one, you will ultimately get sicker each day until your heart gives up.
What made Christiaan Barnard famous?
The reason Cristiaan Barnard is famous is because he was the first person to perform a heart transplant.
What are some symptoms of congenital heart defect?
There are a number of different symptoms of congenital heart defects, as there are many kinds of heart defects. Some common symptoms include chest pain or angina, and heart burn.
Which is simpler heart or heart lung transplant?
heart lung It is much harder to transplant just lungs as the heart gets in the way! So in most cases it will be a heart and lung transplant. If the heart taken out is healthy then that is given to someone else who is just wanting a heart. It does not go to waste.
How could you have a heart transplant?
Heart transplant is only done if the heart has been terribly damaged by infection or disease, and if there are no other ways to improve heart function.
What percentage does your heart have to be at to get a heart transplant?
It is very difficult to get a heart transplant. There are several factors that can influence these odds depending on the availability of a replacement heart and how severe the issue is.
What are some heart disease symptoms?
Symptoms of heart disease can be different for men and for women. This site offers symptoms to look for in women http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/women/symptoms.aspx
What are some examples of worm and wheel?
it is used to change directions
Who is father of heart transplant?
A South African doctor,Doctor Christian Barnard performed the first heart transplant.
