How long does heart transplant operation last

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Now many elderly people will have heart disease due to the decline of their physical function. At this time, they will need to do heart transplantation. Let's talk about how long they can live after heart transplantation.

How long does heart transplant operation last

First, heart transplantation is mainly for patients with advanced congestive heart failure and severe coronary artery disease. It is an allogeneic operation to remove the human heart that has been diagnosed as brain death and successfully matched, and implant it into the recipient's chest. The recipient's autologous heart is removed (called orthotopic heart transplantation) or retained to support the donor's heart (called heterotopic heart transplantation). The average survival time was 13 years. At present, there are more than 100 cases of heart transplantation in China every year. The three-year survival rate is more than 90%, and the five-year survival rate is more than 85%. It's also related that the survival time is suitable for the individual's physical condition, and it also needs the individual's later body care.

Second, heart transplantation is not a conventional treatment for heart disease, but a treatment to save the life of patients with end-stage heart disease and improve their quality of life.

Third, the artificial heart needs to be recharged. One is with plug, and the other is with battery. The battery lasts about 10 to 6 hours at a time. Usually, the power is maintained by the small battery in the bag. At present, most of the domestic self-developed products are still in the stage of animal experiment and have not been put on the market. In terms of size, damage to blood cells and durability, there is still a certain gap with foreign ones. The only prospect is that the price of domestic artificial heart may be cheaper.

matters needing attention

Half of the causes of death after heart transplantation are due to infection, other complications including atherosclerosis, and 1 / 4 of heart transplant recipients have coronary atherosclerosis. Should pay attention to eat good sleep, do not eat some stimulating food, and pay attention to maintain a good mood, do not eat some miscellaneous food.