41. Heart Transplant - Texas Heart Institute Heart Information Center Reasons for Transplantation. The need for a heart transplant can be traced to one of many heart problems, each of which causes damage to the heart muscle. http://www.tmc.edu/thi/hearttx.html

//var DOCUMENTGROUP=''; //var DOCUMENTNAME=''; //var ACTION=''; Heart Information Center Click here for Heart Owner's ... Update This publication contains information to help you understand and live a heart-healthy lifestyle. Published for friends of the Texas Heart Institute. Heart Transplantation (En español) The first heart transplants were performed in the late 1960s. But it was not until the use of anti-rejection medicines in the 1980s that the procedure became an accepted operation. Today, heart transplantation provides hope for a select group of patients who would otherwise die of heart failure. Established in 1982, the transplant program of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and the Texas Heart Institute (SLEH/THI) is one of the most experienced, successful programs in the world. Its surgeons have performed more than 920 transplant procedures. The key to the program's success is an experienced, highly skilled transplant team that includes surgeons, cardiologists, nurses, operating room personnel, social workers, psychologists, dietitians, rehabilitation specialists, and many other professionals. The team works to meet every need faced by transplant candidates, including emotional, family, and financial needs.

42. Pediatric Heart Transplant Services For Hypoplatic Left Heart Syndrome And Conge Louis Children’s Hospital heart transplant program offers comprehensive transplant services to children with congenital heart defects including pediatric http://www.stlouischildrens.org/articles/kids_parents.asp?ID=215

43. Heart Transplant heart transplant Surgery Overview A heart transplant is a procedure in which a diseased heart is removed and replaced with a donor heart. http://my.webmd.com/hw/heart_disease/hw30661.asp

var guid_source = ""; var guid_source_id = ""; //unused var encodedurl = ""; WebMD Today Home WebMD News Center Member Services WebMD University My WebMD Find a Physician Medical Info Check Symptoms Medical Library Quizzes, Calculators Clinical Trials ... Women, Men, Lifestyle Who We Are About WebMD Site Map You are in Choose a Topic All Conditions ADD/ADHD Allergies Alzheimer's Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Cancer Dental Depression Diabetes Eye Health Heart Disease Hepatitis HIV/AIDS Hypertension Men's Conditions Mental Health Migraines/Headaches Multiple Sclerosis Osteoporosis Parkinson's Sexual Conditions Stroke Weight Control Women's Conditions Health Topics Symptoms Medical Tests Medications ... References Heart transplant Surgery Overview A heart transplant is a procedure in which a diseased heart is removed and replaced with a donor heart. During a heart transplant, blood is circulated through the body with a mechanical pump while the diseased heart is removed and replaced with a healthy heart from a recently deceased donor. The donor heart is connected to the major blood vessels and hooked up to wires that temporarily control the heartbeat. The procedure takes several hours.

44. Newsmaker Interview: Artificial Heart, Page 1 An interview by Sean Henahan with heart transplant authority Dr. Mehmet Oz on the state of the art of the artificial heart, including LVADs and the new Abiocor implant. http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/ozpage1.html

State-of-the Art in Artificial Hearts An interview with cardiothoracic surgeon, Mehmet Oz, MD, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NY, NY. By Sean Henahan, Access Excellence Thank you for joining us Dr. Oz. To begin with, please review the status of heart transplantation today in order to help us understand why we need artificial hearts and ventricular assist devices. A: Let's begin with ventricular assist devices or VADs. What is a VAD? How does it work and when is it used? A: A VAD is a ventricular assist device. LVADs assist the pumping on the left side of the heart, and RVADs assist pumping on the right side. Most patients are dying of left heart failure, the thicker chamber that pumps blood to the entire body. When the heart is unable to pump blood to the head, kidney, arms and legs, we find the muscle can be replaced best by leaving the heart in place and putting in a kind of piggy back heart, an assist device that can perform this role of the heart, without having to remove the heart. LVAD use has become a fairly common procedure. Can you tell us how these devices have evolved?

45. Emory Healthcare: Heart Transplant heart transplant Program. heart transplant. Definition. More than 80% of hearttransplant patients live for at least one year following the surgery. http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/HealthGate/14818.html

Making People Healthy Home Find a Physician Departments Facilities ... Ways to Give Search: Patient/Visitor Guide About Us For Physicians News/Media ... Ways to Give "U.S." News Ranks Emory University Hospital Among Nation's Best Hospitals In Seven Specialties Click Here for More.... Heart Transplant Program Heart Transplant Definition A surgical procedure to remove a severely diseased and failing heart and replace it with a healthy heart from a donor who has died. Parts of the Body Involved Heart, chest Reasons for Procedure A heart transplant is done to treat irreversible, life-threatening heart diseases that cannot be managed using any other type of medical or surgical method. Transplant recipients are severely disabled by their heart condition but are otherwise in good health. The procedure is most often performed for the following reasons: Cardiomyopathy (disease of the heart muscle) Severe coronary artery disease unresponsive to other treatments Congenital heart defects Valvular defects leading to severe, unremitting congestive heart failure Risk Factors for Complications during the Procedure Pre-existing heart condition Age: 60 or older Lung disease, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema) and pulmonary hypertension

46. UMHS - Heart Transplant Heart Surgery heart transplant. Who is a candidate for a heart transplant? What is the survival rate for heart transplants? Survival rates, too, have increased. http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/heart/surg02.htm

Heart Information - Adult Health Topics A-Z Heart Surgery Heart Transplant Who is a candidate for a heart transplant? How is heart transplantation done? Are there any complications? What is the survival rate for heart transplants? ... To find a doctor Who is a candidate for a heart transplant? Heart transplantation is a last-resort option for people with heart failure . To be considered for a heart transplant, a person's heart must be unresponsive to other forms of treatment and all other vital organs must be in excellent health. How is heart transplantation done? The surgery must be performed immediately after a suitable donor heart becomes available. The recipient is placed on a heart-lung machine that takes over the functions of the heart and lungs so the diseased heart can be removed and replaced with the new heart. Once the blood vessels are reconnected, the heart is ready to function. Are there any complications? One of the main complications following heart transplantation is rejection. The body's immune system treats the new organ as foreign tissue and produces antibodies to destroy it. Immunosuppressive drugs such as cyclosporine (sie-klo-SPOR-in) are given to suppress this response. In cases of severe rejection, retransplantation may be considered if a new donor can be found. In the past, side effects of anti-rejection drugs kept elderly persons and infants from being recipients of heart transplants. Now, improvements in the field have made it possible for many newborns to those in their seventies to be eligible for a transplant.

47. AllRefer Health - Heart Transplant (Cardiac Transplant, Transplant - Heart) - Su heart transplant (Cardiac Transplant, Transplant Heart) information center covers description, indications, risks, convalescence, recovery, and expectations http://health.allrefer.com/health/heart-transplant-info.html

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48. Jon's Heart Transplant Page Has Moved This page has moved to. www.chfpatients.com/tx/transplant.htm. Please update your bookmark! http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/2571/CHFtransplant.htm

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49. Harefield Heart Transplant Club "The Hamsters" A heart transplant support and social club, we take part in various sporting events and social evenings. The club was set up by heart recipients and is still run by recipients. http://www.harefieldhamsters.co.uk

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50. List Of Medicare Approved Heart Transplant Centers CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES DIVISION OF TECHNICAL PAYMENT POLICY List of Medicare Approved heart transplant Centers Date March 16, 2004 Number http://www.cms.hhs.gov/providers/transplant/hartlist.asp

Search Frequenty Asked Questions Programs Medicare Medicaid SCHIP HIPAA ... CLIA Topics Advisory Committees Coverage Manuals Medicare Modernization Act ... State Waivers Resources Acronyms Contacts Events Forms ... Search CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES DIVISION OF TECHNICAL PAYMENT POLICY List of Medicare Approved Heart Transplant Centers Date: March 16, 2004 Number of Centers: 103 (Centers under voluntary termination indicated with a pound sign) Name and Address Effective Date Medical College of Virginia 11th and Marshall Streets Richmond, Virginia 23298 October 17, 1986 Stanford University, University Hospital Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, California 94305 October 17, 1986 University Medical Center at the Arizona Health Sciences Center 1501 N. Campbell Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85724

51. Fox's Medical Page A site describing a young woman's struggle with cardiomyopathy. She has a left ventricular assist device, and is waiting for a heart transplant. Site has links to educational sites on heart failure, assist devices, organ donation, and recipes. http://members.tripod.com/ferociousfox/id33.htm

var TlxPgNm='id33'; var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" My Story My name is Rebecca. I am 32 years old. I decided to do this particular page in 2001 so people could get an idea of what has happened in my life the past few years. It has since been revised. My hope is that people might gain knowledge, understanding, and inspiration from my story. I was born and raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma until 1981 when my mom and myself moved to Scio, Oregon. I attended schools in Scio and Salem until high school, when we moved to Newport, OR. I attended Newport High School until the end of my sophomore year when I moved to Corvallis. I played basketball, volleyball, softball, and soccer throughout junior high and high school. I truly enjoyed athletics. I also played in the band all throughout school. I graduated in June 1990. I truly miss all the friends I made while living in Oregon. In July 1994, I moved back to Oklahoma City. In January 1995, I enrolled in the psychology degree program at Oklahoma City Community College. It turned out to be a major life-changing event. I learned many things, especially about myself, and met some great people. I enjoyed college. However, the last 8 months of my degree were difficult. I received my Associate of Arts in May 1998. In 1992, I was diagnosed with

52. Here Are Two Versions Of The Stanford Heart Transplant Data. The Here are two versions of the Stanford heart transplant data. The first is from Kalbfleisch and Prentice (first edition) while the http://lib.stat.cmu.edu/datasets/stanford

Here are two versions of the Stanford Heart Transplant data. The first is from Kalbfleisch and Prentice (first edition) while the second is from from Crowley and Hu. The two versions are slightly different, and the X matrix is sufficiently ill-conditioned that the variations make a big difference. Thanks to Terry Therneau for noticing the problems and providing both data sets. ================================================================ Stanford Heart Transplant Data Taken from "The Statistical Analysis of Failure Time Data" by Kalbfleisch and Prentice, Appendix I, pages 230-232. Patient id Year of acceptance Age Survival Status 1=dead 0=alive Survival Time Prior Surgery 1=yes 0=no Transplant Status 1=transplanted 0=not transplanted Waiting Time for Transplant Mismatch on alleles Mismatch on antigen Mismatch score 15 68 53 1 1 43 70 43 1 2 61 71 52 1 2 75 72 52 1 2 6 68 54 1 3 42 70 36 1 3 54 71 47 1 3 38 70 41 1 5 1 5 3 .87 85 73 47 1 5 2 68 51 1 6 103 67 39 1 6 12 68 53 1 8 48 71 56 1 9 102 74 40 11 35 70 43 1 12 95 73 40 1 16 1 2 31 69 54 1 16 3 68 54 1 16 1 1 2 1.1 74 72 29 1 17 1 5 1 .69 5 68 20 1 18 77 72 41 1 21 99 73 49 1 21 20 69 55 1 28 1 1 3 1 2.76 70 72 52 1 30 1 5 3 1 1.68 101 74 49 31 66 72 53 1 32 29 69 50 1 35 17 68 20 1 36 19 68 59 1 37 4 68 40 1 39 1 36 3 100 74 35 39 1 1 38 3 8 68 45 1 40 44 70 42 1 40 16 68 56 1 43 1 20 3 45 71 36 1 45 1 1 1 1 67 30 1 50 22 69 42 1 51 1 12 3 39 70 50 1 53 1 2 10 68 42 1 58 1 12 2 1 35 71 52 1 61 1 10 2 1 37 70 61 1 66 1 19 3 68 72 45 1 68 1 3 3 60 71 49 1 68 1 3 3 62 71 39 1 69 28 69 53 1 72 1 71 2 47 71 47 1 72 1 21 3 32 69 64 1 77 1 17 4 65 72 51 1 78 1 12 2 83 73 53 1 80 1 32 4 13 68 54 1 81 1 17 3 9 68 47 1 85 73 72 56 1 90 1 27 3 1 79 72 53 1 96 1 67 2 36 70 48 1 100 1 46 2 32 71 41 1 102 98 73 28 109 1 96 4 1 87 73 46 1 110 1 60 2 97 73 23 131 1 21 3 1 37 71 41 1 149 11 68 47 1 153 1 26 1 94 73 43 1 165 1 1 4 3 96 73 26 180 1 13 2 90 73 52 1 186 1 1 160 3 1 .82 53 71 47 1 188 1 41 0.00 89 73 51 1 207 1 139 4 1 1.33 24 69 51 1 219 1 83 3 1 1.62 27 69 8 1 263 93 73 47 265 1 28 2 .33 51 71 48 1 285 1 32 4 1 1.08 67 73 19 1 285 1 57 3 1.02 16 68 49 1 308 1 28 2 1.12 84 73 42 1 334 1 37 4 .60 91 73 47 1 340 92 73 44 340 1 310 1 .16 58 71 47 1 342 1 1 21 2 1 1.82 88 73 54 370 1 31 3 .68 86 73 48 397 1 8 3 1 1.44 82 71 29 427 81 73 52 445 1 6 4 1 1.94 80 72 46 482 1 1 26 3 1.41 78 72 48 515 1 210 3 .81 76 72 52 545 1 1 46 3 1 1.70 64 72 48 1 583 1 1 32 1 .12 72 72 26 596 1 4 3 1 1.46 71 72 47 630 1 31 3 .97 69 72 47 670 1 10 2 1.20 7 68 50 1 675 1 51 4 1.32 23 69 58 1 733 1 3 3 .96 63 71 32 841 1 27 3 1 1.93 30 69 44 1 852 1 16 4 1.58 59 71 41 915 1 78 2 0.19 56 71 38 941 1 67 4 .98 50 71 45 1 979 1 1 83 0.00 46 71 48 1 995 1 1 2 2 .81 21 69 43 1 1032 1 8 2 1.13 49 71 36 1141 1 1 36 4 1.35 41 70 45 1321 1 1 58 2 .98 14 68 53 1 1386 1 37 1 .87 26 69 30 1400 40 70 48 1407 1 1 41 4 .75 34 69 40 1571 1 23 2 .38 33 69 48 1586 1 51 3 .91 25 69 33 1799 1 25 2 1.06 ================================================================ Taken from Crowley and Hu, Covariance Analysis of Heart Transplant Survival Data, J. 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Assoc, vol 72 (1977), p 27-36. date date date date prior # mis- of of of last dead sx mis- HLA- match id birth accept transplant seen match A2 score reject 1 1 10 37 11 15 67 NA NA NA 1 3 68 1 NA NA NA - 2 3 2 16 1 2 68 NA NA NA 1 7 68 1 NA NA NA - 3 9 19 13 1 6 68 1 6 68 1 21 68 1 2 1.11 4 12 23 27 3 28 68 5 2 68 5 5 68 1 3 1.66 5 7 28 47 5 10 68 NA NA NA 5 27 68 1 NA NA NA - 6 11 8 13 6 13 68 NA NA NA 6 15 68 1 NA NA NA - 7 8 29 17 7 12 68 8 31 68 5 17 70 1 4 1.32 1 8 3 27 23 8 1 68 NA NA NA 9 9 68 1 NA NA NA - 9 6 11 21 8 9 68 NA NA NA 11 1 68 1 NA NA NA - 10 2 9 26 8 11 68 8 22 68 10 7 68 1 2 0.61 1 11 8 22 20 8 15 68 9 9 68 1 14 69 1 1 0.36 12 7 9 15 9 17 68 NA NA NA 9 24 68 1 NA NA NA - 13 2 22 14 9 19 68 10 5 68 12 8 68 1 3 1.89 1 14 9 16 14 9 20 68 10 26 68 7 7 72 1 1 0.87 1 15 12 4 14 9 27 68 NA NA NA 9 27 68 1 1 NA NA NA - 16 5 16 19 10 26 68 11 22 68 8 29 69 1 2 1.12 1 17 6 29 48 10 28 68 NA NA NA 12 2 68 1 NA NA NA - 18 12 27 11 11 1 68 11 20 68 12 13 68 1 3 2.05 19 10 4 9 11 18 68 NA NA NA 12 24 68 1 NA NA NA - 20 10 19 13 1 29 69 2 15 69 2 25 69 1 3 1 2.76 1 21 9 29 25 2 1 69 2 8 69 11 29 71 1 2 1.13 1 22 6 5 26 3 18 69 3 29 69 5 7 69 1 3 1.38 1 23 12 2 10 4 11 69 4 13 69 4 13 71 1 3 0.96 1 24 7 7 17 4 25 69 7 16 69 11 29 69 1 3 1 1.62 1 25 2 6 36 4 28 69 5 22 69 4 1 74 2 1.06 26 10 18 38 5 1 69 NA NA NA 3 1 73 NA NA NA - 27 7 21 60 5 4 69 NA NA NA 1 21 70 1 NA NA NA - 28 5 30 15 6 7 69 8 16 69 8 17 69 1 2 0.47 29 2 6 19 7 14 69 NA NA NA 8 17 69 1 NA NA NA - 30 9 20 24 8 19 69 9 3 69 12 18 71 1 4 1.58 1 31 10 4 14 8 23 69 NA NA NA 9 7 69 1 NA NA NA - 32 4 2 5 8 29 69 9 14 69 11 13 69 1 4 0.69 1 33 1 1 21 11 27 69 1 16 70 4 1 74 3 0.91 34 5 24 29 12 12 69 1 3 70 4 1 74 2 0.38 35 8 4 26 1 21 70 NA NA NA 2 1 70 1 NA NA NA - 36 5 1 21 4 4 70 5 19 70 7 12 70 1 2 2.09 1 37 10 24 8 4 25 70 5 13 70 6 29 70 1 3 1 0.87 1 38 11 14 28 5 5 70 5 9 70 5 9 70 1 3 0.87 39 11 12 19 5 20 70 5 21 70 7 11 70 1 NA NA NA - 40 11 30 21 5 25 70 7 4 70 4 1 74 1 4 0.75 41 4 30 25 8 19 70 10 15 70 4 1 74 1 2 0.98 42 3 13 34 8 21 70 NA NA NA 8 23 70 1 NA NA NA - 43 6 1 27 10 22 70 NA NA NA 10 23 70 1 1 NA NA NA - 44 5 2 28 11 30 70 NA NA NA 1 8 71 1 1 NA NA NA - 45 10 30 34 1 5 71 1 5 71 2 18 71 1 1 0.0 46 6 1 22 1 10 71 1 11 71 10 1 73 1 1 2 0.81 1 47 12 28 23 2 2 71 2 22 71 4 14 71 1 3 1.38 1 48 1 23 15 2 5 71 NA NA NA 2 13 71 1 NA NA NA - 49 6 21 34 2 15 71 3 22 71 4 1 74 1 4 1.35 50 3 28 25 2 15 71 5 8 71 10 21 73 1 1 NA NA NA - 51 6 29 22 3 24 71 4 24 71 1 2 72 1 4 1 1.08 1 52 1 24 30 4 25 71 NA NA NA 8 4 71 1 NA NA NA - 53 2 27 24 7 2 71 8 11 71 1 5 72 1 NA NA NA - 54 9 16 23 7 2 71 NA NA NA 7 4 71 1 NA NA NA - 55 2 24 19 8 9 71 8 18 71 10 8 71 1 2 1.51 1 56 12 5 32 9 3 71 11 8 71 4 1 74 4 0.98 57 6 8 30 9 13 71 NA NA NA 2 8 72 1 NA NA NA - 58 9 17 23 9 23 71 10 13 71 8 30 72 1 1 2 1 1.82 1 59 5 12 30 9 29 71 12 15 71 4 1 74 1 2 0.19 60 10 29 22 11 18 71 11 20 71 1 24 72 1 3 0.66 1 61 5 12 19 12 4 71 NA NA NA 12 5 71 1 NA NA NA - 62 8 1 32 12 9 71 NA NA NA 2 15 72 1 NA NA NA - 63 4 15 39 12 12 71 1 7 72 4 1 74 3 1 1.93 64 4 9 23 2 1 72 3 4 72 9 6 73 1 1 1 0.12 65 11 19 20 3 6 72 3 17 72 5 22 72 1 2 1.12 1 66 1 2 19 3 20 72 NA NA NA 4 20 72 1 NA NA NA - 67 9 3 52 3 23 72 5 18 72 1 1 73 1 3 1.02 68 1 10 27 4 7 72 4 9 72 6 13 72 1 3 1 1.68 1 69 6 5 24 6 1 72 6 10 72 4 1 74 2 1.20 70 6 17 19 6 17 72 6 21 72 7 16 72 1 3 1 1.68 1 71 2 22 25 7 21 72 8 20 72 4 1 74 3 0.97 72 11 22 45 8 14 72 8 17 72 4 1 74 3 1 1.46 73 5 13 16 9 11 72 10 7 72 12 9 72 1 3 1 2.16 1 74 7 20 43 9 18 72 9 22 72 10 4 72 1 1 0.61 75 7 25 20 9 29 72 NA NA NA 9 30 72 1 NA NA NA - 76 9 3 20 10 4 72 11 18 72 4 1 74 1 3 1 1.70 77 8 27 31 10 6 72 NA NA NA 10 26 72 1 NA NA NA - 78 2 20 24 11 3 72 5 31 73 4 1 74 3 0.81 79 2 18 19 11 30 72 2 4 73 3 5 73 1 2 1.08 1 80 6 27 26 12 6 72 12 31 72 4 1 74 1 3 1.41 81 2 21 20 1 12 73 1 17 73 4 1 74 4 1 1.94 82 8 19 42 11 1 71 NA NA NA 1 1 73 NA NA NA - 83 10 4 19 1 24 73 2 24 73 4 13 73 1 4 3.05 84 5 13 30 1 30 73 3 7 73 12 29 73 1 4 0.60 1 85 2 13 25 2 6 73 NA NA NA 2 10 73 1 NA NA NA - 86 3 30 24 3 1 73 3 8 73 4 1 74 3 1 1.44 87 12 19 26 3 21 73 5 19 73 7 8 73 1 2 2.25 1 88 11 16 18 3 28 73 4 27 73 4 1 74 3 0.68 89 3 19 22 4 5 73 8 21 73 10 28 73 1 4 1 1.33 1 90 3 25 21 4 6 73 9 12 73 10 8 73 1 1 3 1 0.82 91 9 8 25 4 13 73 NA NA NA 3 18 74 1 NA NA NA - 92 5 3 28 4 27 73 3 2 74 4 1 74 1 0.16 93 10 10 25 7 11 73 8 7 73 4 1 74 2 0.33 94 11 11 29 9 14 73 9 17 73 2 25 74 1 1 3 1.20 1 95 6 11 33 9 22 73 9 23 73 10 7 73 1 NA NA NA - 96 2 9 47 10 4 73 10 16 73 4 1 74 2 0.46 97 4 11 50 11 22 73 12 12 73 4 1 74 3 1 1.78 98 4 28 45 12 14 73 3 19 74 4 1 74 4 1 0.77 99 2 24 24 12 25 73 NA NA NA 1 14 74 1 NA NA NA - 100 1 31 39 2 22 74 3 31 74 4 1 74 1 3 0.67 101 8 25 24 3 2 74 NA NA NA 4 1 74 NA NA NA - 102 10 30 33 3 22 74 NA NA NA 4 1 74 NA NA NA - 103 5 20 28 9 13 67 NA NA NA 9 18 67 1 NA NA NA -

53. Transplant Living: Organ Donation And Transplantation Information For Patients Heart. In the three decades since the first human heart transplant occurred in 1967, the procedure has changed from an experimental operation to an established http://www.transplantliving.org/duringthetransplant/heart.aspx

Heart Lung Heart/Lung Kidney Pancreas Kidney/Pancreas Liver Intestine During the Transplant Heart In the three decades since the first human heart transplant occurred in 1967, the procedure has changed from an experimental operation to an established treatment for advanced heart disease. They are now the the third most common organ transplant operation in the U.S. Arriving at the Hospital The process of being admitted and preparing for transplant surgery can vary greatly. Talk to your physician about how your transplant hospital will handle this phase of the process. The Procedure There are two very different surgical approaches to heart transplantation: the orthotopic and the heterotopic approach. Because the length of this surgery is different for every patient, families should talk with the surgeon about what to expect. Orthotopic Approach. The more common of the two procedures, the orthotopic approach, requires replacing the recipient heart with the donor heart. After the donor heart is removed, preserved and packed for transport, it must be transplanted into the recipient within four to five hours. The recipient receives general anesthesia and is placed on a bypass machine to oxygenate the blood while the heart transplant is being performed. After the recipient's heart is removed, the donor heart is prepared to fit and implantation begins. Heterotopic Approach.

54. Cardiology Program Home Page Extensive information on clinical and diagnostic services, heart transplant, clinical research, preventative cardiology and several other topic areas. http://www.Harthosp.org/cardi/index.html

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55. Transplant Center Heart Transplant The Cleveland Clinic Foundation performed its first heart transplant on August 15, 1984. The first pediatric heart transplant was performed on March 30, 1985. http://www.clevelandclinic.org/transplant/services/heart.htm

Evaluation Transplant Team Statistics The Heart Transplant Program is an essential component of a broad medical and surgical strategy to manage all patients with heart disease with the therapy most appropriate to that patient. For the 9th year in a row, says the nation's busiest heart center is also the nation's best. The Cleveland Clinic Heart Center tops the magazine's 2003 list of best heart and heart surgery hospitals. The Cleveland Clinic heart transplant program is a member of the Ohio Solid Organ Transplant Consortium (OSOTC) and the United Network For Organ Sharing (UNOS). The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has certified CCF as a Medicare Center for heart transplantation. At the Cleveland Clinic, we reflect upon heart transplantation as a complex process with ethical implications. This is because donor organs are scarce and transplant management is a life-long concern requiring compliance to a doctor prescribed regimen that includes a healthy diet, exercise, and long-term medication. The first step in establishing a treatment partnership with the CCF Heart Transplant Team is undergoing an evaluation for your (your child's) suitability as a transplant candidate. We rely upon a series of tests and evaluations with specialists to ascertain your transplant eligibility. Not all patients are clinically appropriate for transplantation, as there may be findings that would predict failure of the transplanted organ. Furthermore, not all patients referred will need transplantation, as many alternatives exist.

56. Heart Failure: Transplant Surgery heart transplant is a surgical treatment for heart failure, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation is one of the largest transplant centers. heart transplant. http://www.clevelandclinic.org/heartcenter/pub/guide/disease/heartfailure/transp

Heart Guide Vascular Guide History of Innovations About Us ... Dictionary Treating the Heart, Blood Vessels and Circulation Heart Transplant When systolic heart failure is severe enough, a heart transplant may be suggested. Screening Before someone is placed on the transplant list, they are placed through a careful screening process. A multidisciplinary team of heart doctors, nurses, social workers, and bioethicists review the medical history, diagnostic test results, social history and psychosocial evaluation results to see if the patient is able to survive the procedure and then, comply with the continuous care needed to live a long healthy life. Waiting Once the person is approved to be placed on the list, they must wait for a donor to become available. This process can be long and stressful. A supportive network of family and friends is needed to help the patient through this time. The health care team will monitor the patient closely to keep the patient's heart failure in control. Your transplant coordinator will discuss with you how you will be notified if a donor heart is available. The hospital must know where to contact the patient at all times should a heart become available. The surgery Once you are in the operating suite, the actual transplant procedure can take anywhere from 4 to 12 hours, or longer. Each person's case is different.

57. World's First Heart Transplant 30 years on Immunologist remembers world s first heart transplant. Nearly 30 years after the world s first heart transplant was http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/dpa/monpaper/97-no34/botha.htm

30 years on... Immunologist remembers world's first heart transplant Nearly 30 years after the world's first heart transplant was performed, Professor M C Botha, an immunologist who worked closely with surgeon Professor Chris Barnard, shared his memories and impressions of the event with listeners at the last medical history seminar of the year. At a talk titled Revisiting the heroics and hysteria of December 1967: A participant's reflections on the first heart transplant operation , Prof Botha said he did not think he had ever seen anyone perform as well as Chris Barnard did the night of the transplant. He said it was a startling moment to see Louis Washkansky's body kept alive by a bypass machine, but he was more fascinated by the sight of Washkansky's diseased heart which did not appear to want to stop beating. After the transplant was completed, Prof Botha went to the tearoom. "It was an extraordinary feeling walking to the tearoom and looking out at the cloudless clear morning. I had the feeling the openess was symbolic of something," he said. Prof Botha described his family as nonplussed but not particularly startled by news of the world's first heart transplant which went on to startle the rest of the globe. Chris Barnard received calls from colleagues all over the world on the Sunday following the transplant, but the storm of publicity did not really hit until the following Monday, according to Prof Botha.

58. Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs - Treating Bone Loss After A Heart Transplant Treating Bone Loss After a heart transplant. (Ivanhoe Newswire) New research may help heart transplant patients maintain stronger bones. http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=8034

59. Change Of Heart Transplant Support Group | Home Page A nonprofit, non-denominational organization, yet spiritually led. The group is open to heart transplant recipients, their caregivers, family members, anyone awaiting a heart transplant, any organ donor family. http://www.changeofheartsupport.com

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60. ABCNEWS.com : New Promise For Infant Heart Transplants Each day an estimated 100 children die waiting for a heart transplant. Many children listed for transplant have congenital heart disease. http://abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/pediatrichearttransplants020807.

var SectionID="Living"; var SubsectionID="DailyNews"; var NameID="pediatrichearttransplants020807"; June 2, 2004 FEATURED SERVICES RELATIONSHIPS SHOPPING DOWNLOADS WIRELESS ... FREE HEADLINE FEED INTERACT BOARDS CHAT NEWS ALERTS CONTACT ABC Despite the lack of available organs, doctors are optimistic when it comes to pediatric heart transplants. (PhotoDisc) Little Bodies, Big Hearts Medical Advances are Promising for Infant Heart Transplantation Alexa Pozniak Aug. 7 Print This Page Email This Page See Most Sent Mom Hopes Mystery Boy Is Her Son ... Lowly Fruit Fly's Amazing Flight Secrets MORE ON THIS STORY FULL COVERAGE ICU: Arkansas Children's Hospital RELATED STORIES Film's Medical Director Discusses 'John Q' Combo May Prevent Heart Transplants Among those on the transplant list are 2,200 children under 18, newborns and infants with heart disorders. They are often the extremely sick and have the smallest window of opportunity for survival, experts explain. And because of their small size, doctors often face difficulty in finding suitable hearts for them. "There are just a lot less actual donors available, and the numbers of infants being transplanted as a primary procedure for congenital heart disease, instead of trying other surgical procedures first, has increased," says Dr. Linda J. Addonizio, medical director of the Pediatric Cardiac Transplant Program at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City.

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