National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Heart Transplantation is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Heart Transplantation
A heart transplant removes a damaged or diseased heart and replaces it with a healthy one. The healthy heart comes from a donor who has died. It is the last resort for people with heart failure when all other treatments have failed. Heart transplants are now the third most common organ transplant operation in the U.S.
Doctors may recommend a heart transplant for heart failure caused by
- Coronary artery disease
- Cardiomyopathy - disease of the heart muscle
- Heart valve disease
- In babies, multiple congenital heart defects that are too complex to repair
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Heart Transplant(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Heart Transplant
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Overviews
- Getting a New Heart(American Society of Transplantation) - PDF
- Heart Transplant(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Heart Transplantation (Beyond the Basics)(UpToDate)
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Rehabilitation/Recovery
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MedlinePlus: Cardiac Rehabilitation(National Library of Medicine)
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MedlinePlus: Cardiac Rehabilitation
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Disease Management
- After the Transplant(American Society of Transplantation)
- Guide to Your Health Care: After Heart Transplantation(International Transplant Nurses Society) - PDF
- Health After Transplantation(American Society of Transplantation)
- Also available in Spanish
- Medicines for Keeping Your New Heart or Lung Healthy(American Society of Transplantation) - PDF
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Specific Conditions
- During the Transplant: Heart(United Network for Organ Sharing)
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Related Issues
- Devices That Keep the Heart Beating(Food and Drug Administration)
- Implantable Medical Devices(American Heart Association)
- Infection and Malignancy(American Society of Transplantation)
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Total Artificial Heart(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Ventricular Assist Device(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Pictures & Photographs
- Heart transplant - slideshow
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- Heart-lung transplant - slideshow
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Videos
- Heart Transplant Procedure(OR-Live) - Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 09/19/2007
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Heart Anatomy(Texas Heart Institute)
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How the Heart Works(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Transplantation(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Transplantation
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Transplant Glossary(Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)
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Directories
- Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network: Member Directory(Health Resources and Services Administration, Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, United Network for Organ Sharing)
- Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) Destination Therapy Facilities(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
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Organizations
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Statistics
- Heart Center Data Profile(Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)
- Heart/Lung Data Center Profile(Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)
- Organ Facts: Heart(United Network for Organ Sharing)
- Organ Facts: Heart/Lung(United Network for Organ Sharing)
- Transplant Program Reports(Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients)
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Children
- Heart Transplant(American Heart Association)
- When Your Child Needs a Heart Transplant(Nemours Foundation)
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Patient Handouts
- Heart transplant
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