How long does a heart transplant take

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For the elderly, the function of the body is gradually declining, especially the heart, will slowly aging, sometimes need heart transplantation, and we will explain the time required for heart transplantation.

How long does a heart transplant take

First of all, 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).

Secondly, it has something to do with the patient's condition. If it is shorter, more than one month before and after the operation will be enough. If the condition is not good, it may take two months, three months or half a year. This time should be decided according to the individual's physical condition, not all people's recovery time is the same.

Finally, 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%. 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.

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