Definition

A heart transplant, or heart transplant, is a surgical procedure that involves replacing a diseased heart with a healthy heart, taken from a donor of the same blood type.

Indications

End-stage heart failure with maximum use of medical treatment, frequent hospitalizations and NYHA (New York Heart Association) stage III or IV :

1 – When no other solution is possible.

2 – In patients who will be able to derive maximum benefit from it.

3 – Primary cardiomyopathies.

4 – Ischemic cardiomyopathy.

5 – Ventricular dysfunction after valve replacement surgery.

6 – Ventricular dysfunction of aged congenital heart disease, operated or not.

Process

Before registration on the national waiting list, the multidisciplinary team will discuss the indications and what is called the benefit / risk balance before proceeding with the administrative registration. Once registered, the patient will be assigned a Score that will allow him to move up the list according to several parameters that the medical team will provide in software.

This information is given as an indication and must be transmitted by a doctor on the day of your treatment.

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