Verified By November 20, 2023
A heart transplant is a surgery to remove a person’s diseased heart and replace it with a healthy heart from a deceased donor. Most heart transplants are done on patients who have end-stage heart failure. Heart failure is a condition which the heart is damaged or become weak. As a result, it can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. in “End-stage” means the condition is so severe that all treatments, other than a heart transplant, have failed.
Heart Transplant is done as a life-saving measure for end-stage heart failure. Survival rates for people receiving heart transplants have improved. After the surgery, the most heart transplant patients can return to their normal levels of activity.
The heart transplant process begins when doctors refer a patient who has end-stage heart failure to a heart transplant centre. The heart transplant team at the centre assess the patient whether he/ she is eligible for the surgery. If the patient is found fit to undergo transplant, then he/ she will be placed on a waiting list for a heart donor. Heart Transplant surgery is done when a suitable donor heart is found. Post heart transplant, the patient is started on life-long health care plan. The plan involves multiple medicines and frequent medical check-ups.
Heart transplant is offered when other treatment/ interventions for heart ailments have not worked, leading to heart failure. In adults, heart failure can be caused by several conditions, including:
Inputs by Dr. Sanjeev Jadhav, Consultant Cardio-Vascular & Thoracic, Heart & Lung Transplant Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai.
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