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Stories of the Heart: Refelections on the Heart Transplant Journey UNOS awarded contracts to redesign ASTS Web site, collect data for NIH heart device registry.: An article from: Transplant News Journey of the Heart: Spiritual Insights on the Road to a Transplant by Elizabeth Ann Bartlett, 1996-10 Heart transplant shouldn't delay vaccination.(Small study): An article from: Pediatric News by Jane Salodof MacNeil, 2004-07-01 German heart transplant survivors satisfied with their lives despite variety of health problems.: An article from: Transplant News New drug that reduces scarring could reduce need for a heart transplant.: An article from: Transplant News Fatal disseminated Acanthamoeba lenticulata infection in a heart transplant patient.(DISPATCHES)(Disease/Disorder overview): An article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases by Stephane Barete, Alain Combes, et all 2007-05-01 A Whisper of Springtime: Jason's Heart Transplant Miracle by Tedi Tuttle Wixom, 2009-01-30 `I'M LIVING A SECOND LIFE'.(Health)(Eugene man defies the odds, living 16 years after two heart transplants): An article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) Heart Transplant: a spiritual and inspiring book of poetry and images by Doris McGee, 2008-10-10 ABO-incompatible heart transplants appear safe in infants; finding could reduce waiting time for donor organs.(Brief Article): An article from: Transplant News LVAD eyed as long-term option in severe CHF. (Cardiovascular Medicine: No longer just bridge to transplant).(congestive heart failure)(left-ventricular ... An article from: Internal Medicine News by Erik L. Goldman, 2002-04-01 Michigan Teen gets stem cell transplant to heart following injury.(Dimitri Bonnville is the teen)(Brief Article): An article from: Transplant News LIFE MAGAZINE September 17, 1971 The Tragic Record of Heart Transplants.

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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
    
    Extractions: (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
    
    Extractions: 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 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
    
    Extractions: 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
    
    Extractions: 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 A surgical procedure to remove a severely diseased and failing heart and replace it with a healthy heart from a donor who has died. Heart, chest 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: 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
    
    Extractions: 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
    
    Extractions: AllRefer Channels :: Yellow Pages Reference Health Home ... Contact Us Quick Jump Abdominal Exploration Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) Abortion ACL Reconstruction Adenoid Removal Angioplasty Appendectomy Bone Fracture Repair Breast Lump Removal Bunion Removal C-Section Carotid Artery Surgery Cataract Surgery Cosmetic Breast Surgery D and C Facelift Gallbladder Removal Gastric Bypass Heart Bypass Surgery Hemorrhoid Surgery Hernia Repair Hip Joint Replacement Kidney Transplant Knee Arthroscopy Knee Joint Replacement LASIK Eye Surgery Liposuction Mastectomy Prostate Removal Tonsillectomy Vasectomy 100+ More Surgery Topics Alternative Medicine Health News Symptoms Guide Special Topics ... Medical Encyclopedia

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

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

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

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
    
    Extractions: 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.

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
    
    Extractions: 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. Amer. Stat. 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
    
    Extractions: Heart Lung Heart/Lung Kidney Pancreas Kidney/Pancreas Liver Intestine 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. 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. 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

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
    
    Extractions: 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
    
    Extractions: 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

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
    
    Extractions: 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

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.
    
    Extractions: 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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