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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. The heart failure might have been caused by coronary heart disease, damaged heart valves or heart muscles, congenital heart defects, or viral infections of the heart. Although heart transplant surgery is a life-saving measure, it has many risks. Careful monitoring, treatment, and regular medical care can prevent or help manage some of these risks. After the surgery, most heart transplant patients can return to their normal levels of activity. However, fewer than 30 percent return to work for many different reasons. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Start Here
Heart Transplant [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/ht/] Blood Institute) (National Heart, Lung, and

Overviews
Getting a New Heart [http://www.myast.org/sites/default/files/legacy_pdfs/patient_education/english/Getting_a_New_Heart.pdf] (American Society of Transplantation) - PDF Heart Transplant [http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-transplant/MY00361/METHOD=print] (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Heart Transplantation (Beyond the Basics) [http://www.uptodate.com/contents/heart-transplantationbeyond-the-basics?view=print] (UpToDate)

Rehabilitation/Recovery
MedlinePlus: Cardiac Rehabilitation [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cardiacrehabilitation.html] (National Library of Medicine) Also available in Spanish [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/cardiacrehabilitation.html]

Disease Management
Guide to Your Health Care: After Heart Transplantation [http://www.itns.org/templates/itnsbasic/pdfs/ITNS_Heart_Transplant_Booklet.pdf] (International Transplant Nurses Society) - PDF Health After Transplantation [http://www.healthytransplant.com/health_maintenance/health_after_transplantation.aspx] (American Society of Transplantation) Also available in Spanish [http://www.healthytransplant.com/health_maintenance/sp_health_after_transplantation.aspx] What to Expect After a Heart Transplant [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/ht/after.html] (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Specific Conditions
About the Operation: Heart Transplant [http://www.transplantliving.org/before-the-transplant/about-theoperation/heart/] (United Network for Organ Sharing)

Related Issues
Implantable Medical Devices [http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/HeartAttack/PreventionTreatmentofHeartAttack/ImplantableMedical-Devices_UCM_303940_Article.jsp] (American Heart Association) Infection and Malignancy [http://www.healthytransplant.com/infection_malignancy/default.aspx] (American Society of Transplantation) Also available in Spanish [http://www.healthytransplant.com/infection_malignancy/sp_default.aspx] Total Artificial Heart [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/tah/] (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Ventricular Assist Device [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/vad/] Lung, and Blood Institute)

(National Heart,

Pictures & Photographs

Heart transplant - slideshow [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100086_1.htm] Also available in Spanish [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/esp_presentations/100086_1.htm] Heart-lung transplant - slideshow [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/presentations/100147_1.htm] Also available in Spanish [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/esp_presentations/100147_1.htm]

Videos
Heart Transplant Procedure [http://www.orlive.com/montefiore/videos/heart-transplant-procedure? view=displayPageNLM] (OR-Live) - Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 09/19/2007

Anatomy/Physiology
Heart Anatomy [http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Anatomy/anatomy2.cfm] (Texas Heart Institute) Also available in Spanish [http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Anatomy_Esp/anato_sp.cfm] How the Heart Works [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/hhw/] (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Clinical Trials
ClinicalTrials.gov: Heart Transplantation [http://clinicaltrials.gov/search/open/intervention=%22heart+transplantation%22] Health) (National Institutes of

Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Article: Advanced therapies for congenital heart disease: ventricular assist devices and... [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23683470?tool=MedlinePlus] Article: Berlin Heart EXCOR pediatric ventricular assist device for bridge to... [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23538380?tool=MedlinePlus] Article: ST-elevation myocardial infarction following heart transplantation as an unusual presentation... [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23498821?tool=MedlinePlus] Article: Ten yr of pediatric heart transplantation: a report from the... [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23442098?tool=MedlinePlus] Heart Transplantation -- see more articles [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed? term=heart+transplantation[majr]+AND+english[la]+AND+humans[mh]+AND+ (review[pt]+OR+guideline[pt]+OR+clinical+trial[pt]+OR+jsubsetk[text]+OR+patient+education+handout[pt]) +NOT+(letter[pt]+OR+editorial[pt])+AND+%22last+1+Year%22[edat]&tool=MedlinePlus]

Dictionaries/Glossaries
Transplant Glossary [http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/resources/glossary.asp] (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)

Directories
Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD) Destination Therapy Facilities [http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/MedicareGeneral-Information/MedicareApprovedFacilitie/VAD-Destination-Therapy-Facilities-Aug2007.html] (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

Organizations
American Heart Association [http://www.heart.org/] National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/]

Statistics
Heart Center Data Profile [http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/organDatasource/stateData.asp? type=state&mqsd=1&display=Heart] (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network)
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Heart/Lung Data Center Profile [http://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/organDatasource/stateData.asp? type=state&mqsd=1&display=HeartLung] (Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network) Transplant Program Reports [http://www.srtr.org/csr/current/Centers/Default.aspx] (Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients)

Children
Heart Transplant [http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/CongenitalHeartDefects/CareTreatmentforCongenitalHeartDef ects/Heart-Transplant_UCM_307731_Article.jsp] (American Heart Association) When Your Child Needs a Heart Transplant [http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/heart_transplant.html] (Nemours Foundation) Also available in Spanish [http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/medicos/heart_transplant_esp.html]

Patient Handouts
Heart transplant [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003003.htm] Also available in Spanish [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/ency/article/003003.htm]

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